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Chapter 287 - A Deal Gone Wrong

Jacob~

The hallway of Easter's hotel room smelled damp and sad, like old socks no one bothered to pick up. The flickering light overhead buzzed softly, creating shaky shadows over the stained carpet. I dragged my boots along the floor, every step away from Easter's door—room 304—feeling heavier than the last.

Her note kept echoing in my head: Please don't look for us.

Those four words cut deeper than any wound I'd ever known.

I wanted to knock until my fists bled. I wanted to scream her name through the door, to beg her to let me in, to forgive me for walking away that night. I could still feel her lips on mine, still see the way her body shook when I left, like she was silently begging me to stay.

But she asked for space.

So I gave it to her.

Even though every part of me felt like it was breaking apart, piece by piece, right there in that dim, forgotten hallway.

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