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5. Return - ๐Ÿค

I squared my shoulders, the weight sinking deep into my bones like lead. Here we go, Ember. Face the devil you know. Because this wasn't some random shadow anymoreโ€”this was him. Kaelin Ashford.ย 

The man who'd tried to drag me into his car when I was thirteen, eyes cold as winter steel, hands already reaching.ย 

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