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Chapter 35

Author: Dea B
last update publish date: 2026-03-16 02:53:46

Cole

I’m leaning against the railing on our porch when the front door of Maya’s house opens.

Light spills out across the yard.

A second later, Maya Bennet steps outside.

She pulls the door shut behind her and stands there for a moment on the porch like she just needed air.

Her shoulders rise and fall slowly.

Thinking.

That’s Maya.

Always thinking.

I watch her from across the yard without moving.

She hasn’t noticed me yet.

The porch light above her head casts a soft glow over her hair, and she t
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