crib hours ago, but every time she tried, something inside her resisted. Now, as the soft glow of morning see

ther herself before she felt

still

except now, there was a cup of coffee in his han

even

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air and finally met Cassian's stare.

coffee, unbothered.

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hed the

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, his expression unread

s unsettled her. Maybe because

iting for her

ore stepping into the bathroom

dressed in an oversized sweater

r good. But then she spotted the note on the k

ck. Don't

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it, but the exhaustion pressing into her bones won. Wit

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