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Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Evelyn

“W-what do you want?” I clench my jaw, trying to keep my voice from quivering and I'm boiling with rage at Jake and the others. I fear talking to Jake. Angry and disappointed, he lied to me. But simultaneously, I’m confused. Why have I been threatened like this? What have I done to deserve this treatment?

I didn’t think Jake would still be at the cottage, but the others must have gone. I quickly glance around the perimeter but couldn’t see any other of his family. The look on his face is unfamiliar; it almost looks as if he regrets his actions. Why? For the lies, for the broken trust?

I’m overwhelmed by a feeling of being lost. I can't make sense of this.

“W-what. What do you want?” I ask once again. My voice trembles as I speak.

His expression is peculiar. Is he sorry? For the deception, for going behind my back?

He doesn’t answer.

I don't know him well, yet the emotions swirling inside me are overwhelming. I'm sure I can sense the sorrow in his eyes. But it's too l
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