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Chapter Forty: Seeds of Hesitation

Chapter Forty: Seeds of Hesitation

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POV: *Fate*

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I woke to the sound of something heavy hitting the floor. I immediately felt her absence when I opened my eyes.

I scrambled to my feet and ran to the sound to find her standing up, brushing off her knees. She had pulled her phone from her ear and locked it before her eyes met mine.

“Are you okay?” I asked as I pulled her into my arms to slow my heart rate.

She nodded her head and nuzzled into my chest. Her face was warm against my skin.

“What happened just now?” I asked when she didn’t provide any explanation as to what had startled me awake.

I felt her whole body tense before the shaking started in her shoulders. She didn’t answer me. She just stood there and sobbed in my arms. The moment I saw her standing and okay some of the concern had eased. The moment I heard her sniffle all that worry came flooding back in.