Ellie's Pov
Months later everything felt different but good. My book came out under a fake name. No one knew it was me except Jax and my editor. He pushed me to send it to publishers when I was too scared. He read every chapter first and said it was the hottest thing he ever read. He said people needed stories like mine.
When the sales numbers came in he held me tight on the couch and whispered that I did it. The book was a bestseller. Women wrote online about how it made them feel seen. I smiled every time the numbers went up.
One afternoon Jax texted me to meet him at the library after closing. He said he had something important to show me. I locked the doors at five sharp. The place was quiet, lights dimmed low. He came in through the back door with the key I gave him months ago.
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