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Chapter 17 - Zach

Author: Bryant
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-07-06 18:50:10
I told myself that showing Ofelia the apartment in my building was logical. Practical. The kind of problem-solving solution I’ve always been good at. She needed a place to stay—one that didn’t smell like stale carpet and frustration. It wasn’t my fault that the place happened to be next door to mine.

But as we walked side by side down the block, her freshly signed lease tucked into the folder she hugged to her chest, I couldn’t pretend I didn’t have selfish reasons tangled in there, too.

It wasn’t just about her safety, or Spitfire and the kittens. I liked knowing she’d be close. Maybe too much.

“Are you sure you’re not secretly in real estate?” Ofelia asked, nudging my elbow with hers as we crossed toward the corner café. Her voice was light, teasing, but I caught the nervous undercurrent hiding beneath it.

“Firefighter by day, apartment scout by necessity,” I shot back, holding the door for her as we stepped inside. The place was small—brick walls, chipped tile floors, handwr
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I wonder if Ace is truly serious or if Ofelia is right and firefighting is just the new flavor of the month so to speak.

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