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They didn’t mean to fall asleep like that.
Didn’t mean to share supper.
Didn’t mean for Ruth to come home early.

Now it’s all half-lies and fast goodbyes.
Mason slips out the back. Colt covers his tracks. And when night falls, fear settles in.

But later, when Colt knocks, Mason lets him in without a word.

In Chapter Nine:

• A midnight visit no one can know about
• A promise whispered in the dark
• The quiet terror of being found out
• And the fragile, beautiful choice to stay anyway

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