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PART 3 - CHAPTER 160

JESS

| slipped of my sandals and walked barefoot across the grass until | got to the pool. Walking along the edge and

watching the water sparkle.

From inside, through the sliding glass door, | could hear Aiden's voice, low and steady, mingling with my father's

deeper timbre. | knew the conversation well enough by now-

plans for his future, for our future, investments, and business propositions. | had tried to tell him, please don't

involve my dad, but his words cback like an iron wall: It's for our financial future, Jess.

| had no response, just a tightening in my chest, so | turned and walked out.

Now, outside by the pool, | exhaled, letting the tension drain through my fingertips as | rubbed my arms against

the evening chill.

The soft creak of the door sliding open behindbroke the silence. | didn't need to turn around to know who it

was. The shift in the air around me, the low hum of tension that always seemed to follow him, toldenough.

"You don't need to thank me," Luke's voice cut through the quiet, calm and sure.

| spun around, narrowing my eyes at him. "For what?"

He smirked, that familiar, infuriating half-smile that could make

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JESS

| slipped of my sandals and walked barefoot across the grass until | got to the pool. Walking along the edge and

watching the water sparkle.

From inside, through the sliding glass door, | could hear Aiden's voice, low and steady, mingling with my father's

deeper timbre. | knew the conversation well enough by now-plans for his

future, for our future, investments, and business propositions. | had tried to tell him, please don't involve my

dad, but his words cback like an iron wall: It's for our financial future, Jess.

| had no response, just a tightening in my chest, so | turned and walked out.

Now, outside by the pool, | exhaled, letting the tension drain through my fingertips as | rubbed my arms against

the evening chill.

The soft creak of the door sliding open behindbroke the silence. | didn't need to turn around to know who it

was. The shift in the air around me, the low hum of tension that always seemed to follow him, toldenough.

"You don't need to thank me," Luke's voice cut through the quiet, calm and sure.

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| spun around, narrowing my eyes at him. "For what?"

He smirked, that familiar, infuriating half-smile that could make

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my pulse quicken and my blood boil at the stime. "For lying for you."

My heart stuttered, and for a split second, | just stared at him, trying to form words. "Lying?" | finally managed,

my voice sharper than intended.

Luke took a few casual steps toward me, his eyes never leaving mine. "About the Jeep. | sold that thing when |

moved to L.A. There's no way you'd know about it... unless you remembered."

| felt my breath catch in my throat. He was pressing me, his gaze steady and unyielding, cutting right through

every wall | had tried to build. Tears prickled at the corners of my eyes, but | blinked them back, not willing to

give him the satisfaction.

"Just because | remember a little doesn't mean | remember everything," | snapped, my words tumbling out faster

than | could stop them. "I hate those looks, Luke. The hope on everyone's faces, the flicker of excitement that

lights

up their eyes, only to die the second | don't remember what they wantto remember."

My voice broke, and | swallowed hard, turning away from him. The lump in my throat made it hard to breathe, let

alone speak. My fingers curled into fists at my sides, nails biting into my palms. "It's like they're waiting forto

be whole again, but I'm not. And | don't know if | ever will be."

Luke didn't say anything right away. He stood there, just watching me, and for a second, | thought maybe he'd

leave and lethave this moment to myself.

But instead, he took another step closer. He reached for me, his arms pullinginto a hug, but I stood rigid in

his embrace for a

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second until my body molded to his, and | relaxed.

"I can wait," he whispered, his breath warm against my ear.

Something insidesnapped.

| shoved him back, hard enough to make him stumble. "I don't want you to wait, Luke!" My voice rose, louder

than | intended, shaking with all the anger and frustration that had been building for so long. "Don't you get

that? The old me-she's gone! | m it never cback!" Luke's face fell, the smirk replaced with something darker,

something more painful. His jaw clenched, but before he could respond, the unmistakable sound of the back door

opening reached us.

| froze, my breath coming out in sharp, ragged bursts as | turned to see Aiden standing in the doorway, my

father just behind him. They were both staring at us, eyes wide with surprise and

confusion. Aiden's gaze flickered betweenand Luke, his brow furrowed, jaw tight.

"What's going on?" Aiden's voice was sharp, cutting through the air like a blade.

My chest heaved as | struggled to

catch my breath, the weight of the

moment pressing down on me. |

could feel the heat of ofa

unspoiled gpestiohsh ging in the

ali [like stood just a few feet away,

his fists clenched at his sides, his

eyes never leaving mine. | glanced at

Aiden, then back at Luke, the silence

between us thick and suffocating. My

throat tightened as | tried to find the

words, but nothing came. All | could

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anger pulsing through me, the weight of their expectations draggingdown.

Aiden took a step forward, concern etched across his face. "Jess... what's going on?"

| didn't have an answer. Not one that made sense, anyway. Not one that wouldn't unravel everything | had been

trying to hold together.

Luke's voice broke through the silence, low and controlled. "We were just talking."

"Doesn't sound like just talking," Aiden shot back, his eyes narrowing as he looked between us.

| swallowed hard, fighting back the

tears that threatened to spl eye

couldn't deal ith hs Not right now.

Not With all of them staring atlike

| was a bomb about to explode. The

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"I need space," | muttered, my voice shaky as | stepped back, putting distance betweenand the three of

them. "I just... | need to be alone."

Before anyone could say anything

else, | turned and walked away, my

feet carryingRegen the

hig eosin he questions as

possible. | didn't stop until | was on

the other side of the yard until | was

standing in front of the tree house.

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