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chapter 17

Author: RHUSE
last update publish date: 2026-05-06 23:13:43

Tatum’s POV

That crazy bastard.

The moment the front door clicked shut behind him, the adrenaline draining from my system left me hollowed out and trembling. I leaned heavily against the wall, my legs barely able to support my own weight as I tried to force air back into my lungs. Tears welled up in my eyes, hot and blurring my vision, before spilling over my cheeks.

I didn’t want this life.

I grew up feeling entirely unloved, a ghost in my own family, and now I had somehow engineered my way in
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