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Chapters
CHAPTER 1 - TURBULENCE
CHAPTER 2 - HOMECOMING BLUES
CHAPTER 3 - GARDEN OF SURPRISES
CHAPTER 4 - PROFESSIONAL LIFELINES
CHAPTER 5 - DANGEROUS TERRITORY
CHAPTER 6 - THE ARCHITECTURE OF MEMORY
CHAPTER 7 - SILVER THREADS
CHAPTER 8 - THE WEIGHT OF EXPECTATIONS
CHAPTER 9 - CATALOG OF DESIRES
CHAPTER 10 - THE COLOR OF TRUST
CHAPTER 11 - MARKET ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 12 - CRACKS IN THE FOUNDATION
CHAPTER 13 - BETWEEN THE LINES
CHAPTER 14 - THE DISTANCE BETWEEN
CHAPTER 15 - STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
CHAPTER 16 - THE SOUND OF FALLING
CHAPTER 17 - PROVENANCE
CHAPTER 18 - FAULT LINES
CHAPTER 19 - THE VELOCITY OF WANT
CHAPTER 20 - CRITICAL MASS
CHAPTER 21 - THE THEORY OF PROBABILITY
CHAPTER 22 - CONTROLLED VARIABLES
CHAPTER 23 - SURFACE TENSION
CHAPTER 24 - THE MUSEUM OF ALMOST
CHAPTER 25 - ELEVATION
CHAPTER 26 - CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
CHAPTER 27 - THE RECURRING DREAM
CHAPTER 28 - PARALLEL LINES
CHAPTER 29 - THE WEIGHT OF SILK
CHAPTER 30 - DERIVATIVE FUNCTIONS

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CHAPTER 22 - CONTROLLED VARIABLES
Alex's POV
The words hung between us. Heavy. Wrong. I shouldn't have said them.
"Your mother?" Bella's voice came out small. Careful. Like I might shatter.
Maybe I would.
"Forget it." I turned toward the door. "We should get back."
"Alex." Her hand caught my arm. Warm through the suit jacket. "...