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Chapter 17: Finding the Fragmented Self (Part 1)

Author: Noxvane
last update publish date: 2026-05-27 03:42:15

POV: Evelyn

I didn't wake up to the jarring, mechanical hum of my Manhattan alarm clock. Instead, it was the Florida sun—unapologetic and gold—forcing its way through the gaps in the linen curtains. I stared at the ceiling for a few seconds, my mind a complete blank, before the weight of reality settled back into my bones.

I wasn't in my apartment in Tribeca. I was miles away from the cold, marble corridors of Midtown.

My body felt heavy, as if I’d spent the night running a marathon I hadn't si
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