CHAPTER 3LILY I couldn’t stop thinking about him.Jeremiah.My body ached for him. Ached for his arms around me, his hands holding mine, the way he used to whisper that I was still his, that everything would be alright. But none of that happened. He didn’t offer me comfort, didn’t whisper, didn’t even glance my way except to keep me in check, to keep me in line. He was distant, silent, a fortress I couldn’t breach. I knew why. I knew it was about protecting his heart, his peace—but it didn’t make it hurt any less.The drive to the restaurant was unbearable. I sat in the backseat, tense, nails pressing into my palms, jaw tight. Every turn of the car, every light we stopped at, made my chest tighten. I kept glancing at him in the rearview mirror, hoping, begging silently for him to reach out, to tell me he still loved me, that this wasn’t over.He didn’t.“Jeremiah…” My voice was small, breaking the silence, trembling just enough for him to hear it.“Mm?” He didn’t even turn his head
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