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Chapter six

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Ethan took Jems to his room without anyone noticing.

“Are you okay?” Ethan asked Jems the moment he closed the door behind them.

“Yeah,” she replied in a very low voice.

“You’ll be fine, okay? I’m sorry this had to happen here. It must be really hard for you, but don’t worry… I’m here, okay?” Ethan said, using his fingers to lift her chin, making her look him in the eye. She nodded, looking at him in surprise.

Hearing these nice words coming out of Ethan’s mouth is really giving me the chills.
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