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CHAPTER 77
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2026-05-28 13:04:53Emma's POV
I woke up on the couch. Specifically, I woke up against Dominic on the couch, my head on his chest, his arm around me, both of us having fallen asleep somewhere after ten without negotiating it. I don't move. I do a very careful inventory of how this feels, the way you test ice before you step on it. It feels like the most natural thing I've experienced in years. That's the problem.
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