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65: MY ZAZA

Author: Mark A.
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

The world felt hazy around me. The events of the previous days seemed like distant echoes in my mind. The sound of Solveig's voice pierced through the fog, pulling me back to the present. He was here, along with Alpha Jo, Zaza, and Captain Hyde.

"Solveig?" I murmured, my voice thick with sleep. Slowly, I sat up in bed, trying to shake off the lingering grogginess. The room felt too bright, too alive with the presence of those who had come.

Zaza's voice broke through the silence that followed Solveig's greeting. She rushed towards me, tears streaming down her cheeks. "Ava, I'm so sorry," she choked out, her words sounding with remorse. "I should have trusted you. I shouldn't have doubted..."

Her words hung in the air, heavy with the weight of everything that had transpired between us. I reached out instinctively, pulling her into a comforting embrace. "It's okay, Zaza," I reassured her softly, my own emotions swirling inside me. "We've been through so much, and you are safe now. You ar
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