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Chapter 104 Deadbeat

Kelly didn't return to her apartment.

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Instead, she walked slowly to the building where Zev had arranged for her to meet with his therapist.

The door opened to a quiet, tastefully furnished office. Samuel Kingsley, the therapist, greeted her with a warm smile. His calm presence immediately put her at case. He poured her a cup of coffee and gestured toward a chair. "I've heard things have been tough. Are you feeling better?"

"It's been sorted," Kelly said, her voice steady, though her eyes betrayed the storm she tried to hide.

Samuel raised an eyebrow, his smile fading slightly. "Zev didn't come with you? He left you to handle this alone?"

Kelly paused, her fingers tightening around the edges of the cup. "Zev ... he's gone. Disappeared."

Samuel's smile faltered for just a second before returning. "Don't worry. That boy's tougher than anyone gives him credit for. He's always running off. The longest he's been gone was five years. He always comes back."

Kelly blinked, allowing the words to sink in.

Zev was tough.

He would come back.

But right now, her heart felt heavier than it had in a long time.

"Doctor... I got divorced today. I signed the papers."

Her voice trembled, but she forced herself to speak.

She told Samuel she could talk again. On the day she left the hospital.

Samuel leaned forward, his eyes soft. "You're not broken, Kelly. You're still whole. Your body, your mind- they're intact. What you need now is strength. You've been through something hard, but you're still standing."

that no one will be there for you forever, you'll learn

don't know how to move on. Everything I

...

the ones who shaped me -they aren't here anymore. And Eric ... the person who used to keep me grounded... he's gone too. He's fallen apart. Her voice

expect your happiness to come from anyone else. People change. People disappoint. And even when they love you, you might not be able to love them back the same way. You understand that, don't you?" His words landed hard. Kelly's eyes lowered, and she nodded slowly. "Zev loves you," Samuel continued, his voice gentle.

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Chapter 104 Deadbeat

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live for yourself, Kelly. You cant rely on anyone else to do that for

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began to fall, one by

He sat beside her in silence, letting

was nothing

you could do was sit and let the

No one knows everything from

that sink in, then added, "Appreciate the people who are there for you. Cherish the ones

stepped out of the therapist's office, night had already fallen. The streetlights of Seaville casta soft

8 PM, and the wind, sharp with the scent of

walked slowly

the quiet. When she first joined the peacekeeping

here, on her own, carrying the weight of so

Kelly

faces relaxing when they saw her. The tension in her chest eased a little

ones who had fought by her side,

pulling her into

mark the new beginning," he said, the warmth in his

She couldn't help

with a quiet understanding. "He's fine. No news is the best news,

lingered, like a shadow she couldn't shake. She appreciated their kindness. Ens in wasn't enough to fill the hollow feeling in her chest. She followed Melody up the stairs,

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