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CHAPTER 66

Author: V. LORDE
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-09 23:52:37

The celebration seemed to blur around me, colors and sounds melding into an indistinct haze. My heart was still pounding as I found myself retreating to a quieter corner, away from the revelry, away from Harold’s piercing gaze and Dominic’s unspoken accusations. I needed space, a moment to breathe, to make sense of the emotions storming within me.

How could Harold say those things after all this time? How could he look at me with such vulnerability, such determination, after years of being so cold and unreachable? The Harold I had known before would never have made such a public declaration. He would have scoffed at the very idea of it.

I ran a hand through my hair, the tremor in my fingers betraying how unsteady I felt.

“Elise?”

The voice, soft and tentative, made me turn sharply. It was Harold. He had followed me, of course. His eyes, normally so guarded, were open, raw with emotion. It was almost too much to bear.

“Shouldn’t you be celebrating with the others?” I asked, trying to k
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