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Chapter 25
VICTOR
The icy cold water of the shower cascaded down the muscles of my back. I could feel the fatigue settling into my bones, the freezing temperature of the water not helping chase the feeling away. It weighed me down, now becoming a constant ache in my entire body — I desperately needed peace of mind and I needed it fast.
I growled in frustration, shutting off the faucet and exiting the shower to dry myself off. Last night, I heard her coming to her room, I also heard her leave. Minutes turned to hours and and I found myself tossing and turning, restless because I hadn't heard her come back again. I worried about her. Not because I cared — which I obviously did — but because above all else, I was her protector. She may not have needed me anymore but my roll would never change because I was so use to it. Not being around her was difficult, not following her every move and not watching over her. She had
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