This chapter is dedicated to Jennifer_McKern. Your presence here is so refreshing. ✨️
My dearest Jennifer, there are readers… and then there are people like you. The kind who make writing feel less lonely.
I don't think you understand how much your support means to me. Every comment, every reaction, every coin, and every moment you spend reading this story leaves a mark on my heart. Sometimes, writing can feel exhausting and uncertain, but then I see your name at the top of my readers, and suddenly, it all feels worth it again.
Writers never forget readers who make them feel seen too. You are deeply appreciated, more than you know. ✨️🤍💜
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Aire immediately panicked inwardly. She clutched her fists secretly. Her chest tightened slightly.
"What?" she asked again, quieter this time.
Michelle's fingers withdrew slowly. "There's a mark," she said. "Behind your ear."
