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Chapter 80

Author: Nancy Grey
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-07 05:57:46

He glanced down at me, one brow lifting just slightly. “Sure.”

I hesitated for a second, wondering if I was about to cross a line. “What about your parents? You never talk about them.”

His whole face changed, like a shadow passed over it in an instant. His jaw tightened, and his eyes flicked away from me to the trees ahead. “They’re dead,” he said simply, his voice quieter than usual.

“Oh,” I said quickly, regret washing over me for even asking. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to bring up something painful.”

“It’s okay,” he said, but I could tell it wasn’t really okay. There was a weight in his voice, like it was something he carried around all the time but never showed anyone.

I wanted to ask more — how did they die? When did it happen? Did he miss them? — but I stopped myself. I knew that feeling, the one where you hope people won’t ask because you’re not ready to say the words out loud. So I didn’t push.

Instead, I gave him a small
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