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Liz’s POV

Arthur looked at me with something fierce in his eyes—something raw and burning and barely held together.

“I’m not leaving,” he said quietly, but there was nothing soft in the way he said it. His voice carried the weight of a promise. “Not until I find a way to fix this. But I need you to tell me everything. Everything you remember.”

I nodded slowly, even though the thought of speaking the words out loud made my throat close.

“I’ll try,” I whispered. “It’s all… broken. Foggy. Like my memories are behind glass.”

He didn’t say anything. Just waited. Steady. Present.

So I closed my eyes and reached for the beginning.

“I wasn’t doing anything special that day,” I began slowly. “Just running errands to prepare for Lumian’s party. I’d been trying to plan something—something that might make him see me again. Really see me.”

My voice trembled, but Arthur didn’t interrupt. His presence was grounding—strong but not suffocating.

“I went into town. I thought it’d be a short trip. I had
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