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“But grief… It twists things, makes you feel like you’re the only one carrying the weight.” -Josephine

“You can’t lose the living while warning the dead.” -Josephine

Josephine definitely dropping some gems!

For Adam to write Hazel’s vows means he’s deciding how she shows up, what she promises, and how her love is presented to the world. That’s not just help. That’s authorship. He’s shaping her voice at the most public, binding moment of her life.

It reads like: I know you better than you know yourself… and I’ll speak for you.

Hazel frowned. “You shouldn’t have to sacrifice yourself for everyone else. What about what you want?”