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Set it back down exactly where it had been. For whoever needed to see it next.

"You’ve cleared the brush. Now we have to dig up the stumps." I frowned. "What does that mean?" "It means you’re getting comfortable here in your island bubble," Viola said, leaning forward. "Kauai is a beautiful bandage, Zia. But the wound happened in Pennsylvania. You’re twenty-six years old, and you’re finally awake. It’s time to go back to the start. You need to stand on the soil where you lost Zachariah and Mia. You need to see the house Carter grew up in." My heart did a slow, painful roll in my chest. "You want me to go back? To the cold? To the memories?"

Why did I suddenly decide to go back home? Nyra felt there had to be something she didn't know. She needed to get the full story from me. That same day, she bought a ticket back to Myrthia. But after landing, Nyra couldn't remember where my parents lived. She had to use the same trick—going to my office to ask. My coworkers told her I was on vacation. Nyra tried to contact my friends but found none of them in her phone contacts. She didn't even have my parents' numbers.

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In a feverish haze, I heard the doorbell ring. The delivery guy called out, "Delivery for Mr. Hendrick." I smiled as I took it from the delivery guy and thanked him. I was going to laugh at James for being childish. After all, before falling asleep, I had only mentioned that I had a fever. Yet he had already ordered medicine for me. However, when I opened the delivery bag and saw what was inside, my expression froze. Condoms and lubricant were right there in plain sight, and even the toy in my hand made my head spin. Just as I took out my phone, ready to demand an explanation from my husband, a text message suddenly popped up. "This is Sangland Resortworld. Dear Mr. Hendrick, we are de