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Chapter 24

TALIA

It had now been about a week and a half since Alex arrived, and he showed no intention of leaving. I’d lock my door at night, waking up some mornings on the floor next to it. He was right. I was sleepwalking, trying to get to him. I tried to mostly stay up on the alpha floor, spending time watching TV in the private living room instead of downstairs where he would try to force me into conversations I had no interest in having. Sometimes he’d catch me during mealtime and invite me to go for a walk with him. One day, he left a bouquet of flowers on the kitchen table for me, with a note asking me to give him a chance.

He was very persistent; I’d give him that. But I couldn’t get past his horrible eyes and that his father had killed my mother. The idea of being around anyone who was related to her murderer made my heart and lungs tear, constricting my air and blood flow.

One morning, after breakfast, a knock sounded on my door. I opened it, coming face-to-face with Lucy, surprised
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