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EMMA.

I was still in pure shock. I couldn't believe the person I had just run into, or rather, who had found me. My whole body stiffened and stood still the moment I heard his voice and our eyes met. I knew instantly that it was over. The three years of hide-and-seek were over. And now Rowan has found me.

I could see the anger in Rowan’s gaze as he stared at me, with many questions heavy at the tip of his tongue. It all felt so fast as I tried to defuse the hostility between Rowan and Eric.

A fight might have started, but now as I walked away from the café, I could still feel Rowan’s stare on my head like a laser as Eric led me upstairs.

“Emma….. Emma!” I heard my name called clearly as Eric’s voice shattered my train of thought and brought my attention to him.

“Yeah?” I called to him as he pointed to Ryan in my hands. Ryan had already fallen asleep in my arms, and I didn’t realize I had been cradling him for so long. “Oh,” I muttered as I walked to my room and laid him on the bed.

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