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Chapter 99 - Chapter 98

Chapter 98

​JAIME'S POV (The previous evening)

​I poured myself a glass of fruit wine, a small indulgence after finally clearing my desk for the day. It had been an eternity since I'd actually finished my workload on schedule; usually, I was drowning in carry-over tasks, so this felt like a private victory.

​"Funny how wine tastes better when the office is empty," I muttered, turning to the window. "It's snowing."

​'It's snowing, Jaime! Look, the aliens are back!' Georgia's voice echoed in my mind, followed by that bright, infectious giggle. 'I know, I know—they aren't really aliens. But childhood stories are hard to shake!'

​That had been our first Christmas. The snow had been so late that year that everyone had given up hope of a white Christmas. But then, it had finally fallen.

​"We never imagined a Christmas without her, did we?" I whispered to the empty room, swirling the amber liquid in my glass.

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