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  1. Public Bookmark 79

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    Two years after the Unjoining, she saw Zosia in London, of all places – nearly unrecognizable in her winter attire – bundled up to her nose. But Carol felt her presence like a sawed-off shotgun wound to her stomach. The sight of her eyes peeking over the edge of her scarf, sparkling with mirth as she shouldered the woman she was walking with –

    Well, it was fucking devastating.


    ‘Who is Carol?’ Spray-painted in canary yellow, stood out against the rain-darkened concrete of the building across the street from The Ritz where Carol was staying.

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    19 May 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 6

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    “Wanna know what I've realized?,” Miriam continues. “You do the puzzle like you're conducting an investigation, where, you know, every piece is a suspect and you're slowly building a case. I do the puzzle like I'm throwing a party and everyone's invited and some of them are in the wrong room but at least they showed up.”

    “That is the most generous description of your technique I've ever heard.”

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    Rhea and Miriam sit down to finish a puzzle on the wrong night for endings.

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    14 May 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 11

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    Helen chuckles, throaty and amused, “I asked you a question, hon.”

    Carol’s brows furrow as she tries to recall what Helen had asked, already too lost in the feeling of Helen’s hands on her skin, an escape from the blinking cursor mocking her. It takes a few seconds for her brain to catch up, to remember its place.

    “Oh. Yeah,” she mutters, looking up to meet Helen’s gaze. “I’m struggling with this chapter.”

    Helen sighs and leans forward, murmuring, “You’re so close to your count for the week, though, aren’t you?”

    “Yeah,” Carol confirms with a small nod.

    “So you can finish soon,” Helen says, pressing her lips to Carol’s temple. “Why don’t I help you out a bit, hm?”

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    20 Apr 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 17

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    “There you are,” Helen murmurs, lifting Carol’s chin with a gentle touch. “So handsome.”

    Carol’s hypothetical murder ceases instantly, and her entire frame softens, relaxing under Helen’s words. She opens her mouth to say something again, probably an apology, but Helen’s lips are on hers, swallowing whatever words she was going to attempt to force out.

    Helen’s voice is firmer when she speaks again, “You need to relax.”

    “I need a lot of things,” Carol mumbles.

    “You need to listen to me, pretty boy,” Helen counters, running her thumb along Carol’s bottom lip.

    She can see the urge to argue flash in Carol’s eyes, so Helen narrows her gaze, daring her to try it. She wouldn’t put it past Carol. It’s happened plenty of times, each one ending with tear-stained cheeks and the inability to sit comfortably for a few days.

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    07 Apr 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 27

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    “Aww, what’s the matter, Carol?” Helen shakes her head from side to side, Carol’s neck boneless all of a sudden. “Where’s all that fight you had earlier?”

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    carol mouths off in a meeting and helen deals with her ... appropriately

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    05 Apr 2026