Karen's Pov (18+)PRESENT TIME “If this is all true,” I said, my voice shaking as I tried to steady myself, “if Lauren isn’t the one after me, and you might have some kind of lead… why are you helping me? Why are you doing this? Why can’t you just wait for everything to change? Why can’t you just… wait for me to figure this out? Why must you help me?” The words came out more frantic than I intended, my emotions teetering on the edge. Devon’s eyes softened as he stepped closer, his expression unreadable but achingly familiar. “I’m helping you because I love you,” he said, his voice firm, but there was a vulnerability there too. I froze. “I always have,” he continued, his words deliberate, every syllable sinking into me. “Even in those five years I stayed away, Karen. Even when I tried to let you go. I couldn’t stop thinking about you. I couldn’t stop loving you.” He moved even closer, the heat of his body radiating against mine. His hand brushed against my arm, a featherligh
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