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Author: Amaka
last update publish date: 2026-06-05 00:14:44

šŸ–¤JacobšŸ–¤

The news headline stayed on my screen for so long the words started blurring together eventually.

ā€œJay Hale finally laid to rest in private Hale cemetery.ā€

Underneath it was a blurry picture somebody took from far away. Black umbrellas. Black cars. Black clothes. A family burying the center of their world. My chest tightened painfully while I stared at the image longer than I should have. Somewhere in that crowd was Alexandra probably dressed in black with those empty eyes she’d been
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exolviki
waiting for the author's miracle....
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Firefly
I truly hope it’s just not killing off characters at this point for a shock factor but actually moves the story forward or add some value to the growth of the character.. but trusting the process and its good story
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Angelamarie
Have to admit that did hurt a lot as he was my favourite. I'm glad that I decided to read at the time as I've loved it & can't see how the story is going which is rare as too many are predictable.
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  • Chaos Is My CrownĀ Ā Ā 136

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  • Chaos Is My CrownĀ Ā Ā 134

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