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Chapter 23 - The hardest decision
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Alex's POV
I am probably committing the worst mistake of my life.
The door I locked in my head and threw the key away, now I just tore it upart with my own hands.
It's a big risk that i am taking.
I simply came back to what I ran away from.
I am going to ruin myself again.
But that doesn't matter. I don't matter. She does, and for her I am ready to do more.
My dear father went back to his seat, the smile still not leaving his lips. He is grinning, the old fool, he is actually grinning.
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