Chapter 360 The Unwelcome Guest
Third Person POV
Of course, she had never gone to fight the dog for cookies.
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She had only stared at it with longing in her eyes, silently swearing to herself that she would behave, that she would work harder in school, that next time–next time–she would earn her father’s approval.
But in her previous life, right up until her death, that “next time” never came.
She reached out and picked up a butter cookie.
Jax watched her with hopeful eyes. “You’ve loved these since you were little, so I always kept them in the house. Even though you said you’d never come back, I thought–what if? What if one day you cooled down and returned, at least you’d have them to eat.” His voice caught in his throat. “I… I know I was wrong. Back then, I shouldn’t have-”
Shouldn’t have what?
Shouldn’t have let Aurelia into their home? Shouldn’t have doubted her, shouldn’t have whipped her again and again?
shouldn’t have stayed silent, taking sides, when she needed him
chest, but it quickly smoothed over again. Some wounds scabbed over and no
sat on the sofa, and held the cookie, its edges baked
faint sound drifted down from upstairs, like something had fallen to
expression changed at once–nervous, guilty. His eyes
away.
that?”
laugh. “Maybe, maybe the wind knocked something
hardened. “I
that, Jax glanced at her timidly, as though afraid she would
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pause, he stammered.
I–I ran
her
“…Aurelia.”
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gave a sudden, humorless laugh. She didn’t speak,
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