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CHAPTER FIFTY

Author: Whisker Whispers
last update publish date: 2026-03-21 23:11:05

LAURA

I knew very well that everything I was saying was fueled by pure adrenaline.

Before Xavier left my room, I remembered waking up briefly and seeing him still there, keeping watch over me—his fingers still entwined with mine.

Waking up to that kind of warmth was something I hadn’t realized could affect me so deeply. But when he left, everything suddenly felt too cold, too empty, and I realized with growing clarity that—

I didn’t want that.

All my life had been cold, and I’d been alone. I ha
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