11/02/2026 23:57

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I could feel the length of Asher pressed along my back. He knew with a crystalcertainty what she would look like when she was old. So they're distancing themselves in case she does something even more unfortunate, I said. Literally? I asked, as I turned onto Mackenzie.

The thing that allowed them to love each other. What? he asked. Even to me, I sounded tired, or something more. I want Asher safe.