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Skylar's POV
Everything was right where I had left it last night, even Chicken was still asleep. The only change around me was his absense –which for some reason was quite obvious– and for a second, it felt like he wasn't even here last night.
As I gazed around the empty house, trying to rub off the sleep from my face, I saw that the wooden box was right where I had left it yesterday; in front of me at the table.
I slumped back against the couch and rubbed my eyes this time.
Well, there's that; trust. Caden could've taken that box with him, but h
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