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Chapter Twenty-Seven

The pale crescent moon shone like a silvery claw in the sky.

Edwin tossed himself to both sides of the bed as he continued to wrestle with his thoughts before finally sitting up. He rubbed the skin on the neck as he gazed out through the half glass window.

All this while Ellie kept him firmly in her gaze as she stood by the door.

The burden upon him was too much to bear although, she felt a strong desire to embrace him from behind, but that wouldn't lift the burden off his shoulders.

“Are you unable to sleep?” she asked.

“Huh!” he yelped.

His eyes held a flash of shock as he half turned to her.

“I thought you were asleep already.”

“Well, I was,” she threw her eyes to the top of its frame. “But, not anymore.”

A watery smile creased his face, remembering Everly as he gazed at her before breaking eye contact.

“Yes, I'm. Come on in.”

She paced in on her night gown and sat beside him, but the night sky again captured his attention. She gazed at his lips, but that was all she could do, l
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