Chapter 16

I went to my father’s house.

He’d remarried when I was right to another professor, and they had my held brother 14 yeye ge years, not wanting to disrupt their carefully built life.

But right now, I desperately needed family

They were startled to see me on their doorstep all three ruding around, offering water, firing a plate of fresh fr

glaw

and cheese.

1 fell into a deep sleep on their couch, surrounded by the familiar smell of books and coffee

I slept longer and more peacefully than I had in months.

When I woke, it was evening. They were all reading quietly in the living room–the two professors and ar

brilliant son.

a bowd of homemade soap shed tem tempor warm. She called my name awkwardly, offering to heat up more. Then she

studied me

aren’t you,

I broke down.

once- discovering Claire, finding out about Cooper, the accident, two months trapped in that

entire life had imploded, one revelation after

even had time to process the pain before being thrown into the next

was hurting. But what hurt most was remembering Nathan risking his life

left him in that

his academic’s patience letting me find my

waiting for my tears to slow, he

He’ll keep causing problems.

stared at him, surprised by this calculating side of my scholarly father.

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