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Chapter seventy three: Scared to hope

Author: Pinky_glow
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-23 20:29:43
The morning dragged itself into gray. Rain clouds had begun to gather, muting the sunlight and casting long shadows across the apartment which made Eva rush inside, Eva sat curled in the corner of the couch, knees drawn up, a blanket draped around her shoulders like a fragile shield.

Jace hadn’t said much since stepping inside.

He didn’t ask questions. Didn’t pry.

He just sat silently near the door, as if keeping watch was all he knew how to do.

And maybe it was.

Eva’s eyes drifted toward him more than once not out of curiosity, but caution. She didn’t know him. Didn’t trust him. But something about the way he stayed close to the exit, how he barely looked at her belly or spoke out of turn… It was almost like he was waiting for permission to breathe.

Still, she didn’t lower her guard. Not fully. She couldn’t afford to, and Theo made sure to warn her as well.

Jace left the door position he had been standing on and walked straight to the Kitchen, Eva had reached for her gun when s
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