All Chapters of One Careless Night : Chapter 31 - Chapter 32

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Thirty-One

As I lay there, tears streaming down my face, I felt like I was drowning in my own emotions. I couldn't bear the thought of Jack and my mother together, couldn't stand the idea of him touching her, loving her. It was like a knife twisting in my heart, a constant reminder of what I could never have.I knew I had to get out of there, had to escape the toxic emotions that were suffocating me. I threw off the covers and stumbled out of my room, desperate for fresh air.As I walked out of the house, I felt a sense of freedom, of release. I didn't know where I was going, didn't care. I just needed to get away.I walked for hours, lost in my thoughts, trying to make sense of the chaos inside me. But the more I walked, the more confused I became.Eventually, I found myself at Alex's doorstep, unsure of how I got there or why I was there. But as he opened the door, concern etched on his face, I knew I needed him."Hey," he said softly, pulling me into a hug

Chapter Thirty-Two

One Careless Night /Vivah_writes

The house felt impossibly quiet after my mother and Jack left for their trip. It had only been a few hours, but the silence weighed heavily on me, reminding me constantly that they were together, far away from here. Together in ways I couldn’t bear to think about. I sat on the couch in the living room, staring at the blank TV screen. The ticking of the clock on the wall was the only sound, each second stretching endlessly. My thoughts drifted, no matter how hard I tried to stop them, back to Jack. I thought about where they might be right now—maybe holding hands on a beach somewhere, laughing together, sharing private moments. The thought alone made my heart ache.But beneath the ache, there was something else—something that scared me. I missed him. Not just as my mother’s partner, but as the man I’d been close to in ways I never should’ve been.I let out a shaky breath, leaning back into the couch cushions as memories of him flooded my mind. The times whe

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