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CHAPTER FORTY

Author: Skye Black
last update publish date: 2026-04-10 19:04:13

ELLIOT

The question hit harder than it should have. It halted my thoughts momentarily.

I opened my mouth to argue and then stopped.

Because I realized I didn’t have an answer.

My mind drifted.

Back to the time when they first died.

The silence in the house. The haunting absence of them. The way everything had felt pointless.

And then to the way Dad had moved on quickly. How he’d started going on dates just one year after they’d died, sneaking behind my back and thinking I wouldn’t notice
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    ELLIOT It was almost pathetic how the answer rose in me, sharp and instinctual. Yes. Yes, I trusted him. But I wasn’t sure if it was right to tell him that. Or if it was even right to feel this way toward someone I had only known for months. “I want to,” I said finally. My answer didn’t deter him. His mouth firmed. “You should.” His hand left my cheek and I mourned the loss almost immediately. He ran a hand through his hair, his frustration evident behind his movements. “I didn’t even know you were coming,” he said. I frowned. “Sebastian invited me. He texted me, saying I should join you guys.” His expression darkened. “That bastard. Of course he did,” he muttered. I was mildly confused. Did Sebastian not tell him I was coming? My mind ran through a variety of scenarios. “Do you think he set you up?” I asked. “Why would he even do that?” “He’s just bored. And when he’s bored, he likes to stir things up.” Asher shook his head. “I should’ve known. He was having way to

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