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Chapter 41: Touch me

Author: Ariawrites
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ROLAN

I’ve been awake for hours, but it feels like I’ve been waiting an eternity.

Everything about Mara catches my attention. The way she thinks, how she holds herself, her sharp mind that cuts through every issue with ease—it’s… refreshing.

When I’m around her, I see things from angles I never considered before. Leadership isn’t just about power or influence.

It’s about vision, about knowing what needs to be done before anyone else sees it. And Mara? She’s got that in spades.

Tonight, as I pull her into a conversation about the slave trade issue, I try not to come across as too eager. But hell, I’m *beyond* eager to hear what she thinks.

We’ve just gotten home from the mess of a day we’ve had. Showered, eaten—chicken and vegetables, basic but satisfying.

But now, this. This discussion of things bigger than us, things that have plagued my people for years, and I need her input.

The room is quiet except for the occasional rustle of sheets of my bed which I’m lying on.

I glance o
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