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38. The Weight of the Truth
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2024-11-26 19:00:15The days after Belle’s confrontation with her father passed in a haze of confusion, tension, and unspoken words. The revelations had shaken her to the core, and while she tried to hold everything together on the outside, the storm inside her raged on. Noah had been quieter than usual, more distant, and Belle knew it wasn’t just because of what she had learned from her father. There was more, and she could feel it, something deeper, something darker that Noah wasn’t telling her.
As she walked through the crowded college campus, her mind was miles away. She barely registered the people around her, the familiar sounds of students chattering, the soft rustling of papers, the low hum of distant conversations. She was lost in her own thoughts, replaying the last few days over and over again, searching for answers that still eluded her.
What exactly had her father meant when he warned her about Noah’s past? Dangerous men? Enemies? Belle had known Noah&
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