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Chapter 114: What You Call Love, I Call Survival

Penulis: Lia Raya
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-06-11 17:02:56

KATHRYN POV

I shift my weight a little trying to steady myself because what I am about to say is not just saying no.

It is leaving.

"I want to leave," I said.

These words seem easy. Too easy for how much they mean.

I do not want to talk about it or make deals I say.

I do not want another version of my life where I am standing in kitchens like this trying to live with decisions that other people made.

My throat gets tight. I keep talking.

"I want to be with Celine.” Saying her name makes me feel
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