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The days following Marcy’s confession were some of the most confusing and painful of my life. Every interaction with the triplets was now tinged with doubt. I couldn't stop thinking about what Marcy had said, replaying her words over and over in my mind. The more I thought about it, the more it made sense—why else would Jade, Marcy, and Grace be so cautious, so distant when it came to the triplets? They had been hurt in ways I was only just beginning to understand, and I couldn't ignore that.
But the triplets weren’t making it easy for me to keep my distance. Jason, Mason, and Grason had always been persistent, and now that they sensed something was wrong, they were even more determined to be around me. Jason would find reasons to check in on me, his voice gentle, his eyes searching.
