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CHAPTER 023

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CHAPTER 023

My hands were trembling as I stuffed clothes into the bag without thinking; the bag sat open on the bed. My heart pounded in my chest, the sound drowning out everything else. I couldn’t stay here. Not after everything I’d just learned. It was too much—his lies, his manipulation. I had to leave now.

I zipped the bag with shaky fingers, looking at the door every few seconds, half expecting him to walk in. The house was quiet as eerie as it could be, and that made me even more nervous. I had tucked the folder with the divorce agreement in the side of my bag, the source of a constant reminder that I was running from.

I took a deep breath and grabbed my keys from the dresser, heading downstairs. My motion was stealthy, cautious footsteps, but adrenaline was coursing through me, and everything seemed a bit louder. I was at the door, my hand inches from the knob. My chest tightened, and I hesitated for a second.

I whispered to myself, 'Don’t look back.' "Just go."

I stepped outsi
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