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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."

you get in your head that no one will be there for you forever, you'll learn how to guard

tightly together, then slowly relaxed them. "I don't know how to move on. Everything I believed in everything I thought I knew about myself, it's

...

shaped me -they aren't here anymore. And Eric ... the person who used to keep me grounded... he's gone too.

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

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for yourself, Kelly. You cant

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the tears began to fall, one by one, hitting the floor with

in silence, letting her feel whatever it

was nothing

do

No one knows everything from the start. Love, friendship, family... they're all messy. People make mistakes, hearts change. So why hold on to things

the ones who love you. Take in every moment, because that's all

fallen. The streetlights of Seaville casta soft glow over the empty sidewalks, and the evening air was cool

wind, sharp with the scent of the ocean, tugged

slowly down the familiar old

hadn't expected this-the solitude, the quiet. When she first joined the peacekeeping force,

own, carrying the

Kelly

tension in her chest eased a little as they smiled at her, their presence a small comfort. "We got you some

She wasn't alone. She still had them, the ones who had fought by her side, who knew the battles that no

Kelly," Melody added, pulling her into a

up a small cake. "A little something to mark the new beginning,"

She couldn't help but ask, "How's

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

their kindness. Ens in wasn't enough to fill the hollow feeling in her chest. She followed Melody up the stairs, trying to

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