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Chapter 14: The Shifting Tide
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2025-01-04 21:05:30The day had passed in a blur of thoughts too heavy for a single person to carry. I had spent hours staring at the journal, trying to make sense of the fragmented pieces of my father’s life that I was only now uncovering. Every word seemed to lead to more questions, more puzzles that I wasn’t sure I could solve alone.
And then, there was Luca.The weight of everything he had told me, everything I was beginning to realize, settled deep in my chest. We were connected. Not just by the prophecy, but by something more—something that had been woven into the fabric of our lives long before we ever met. And the worst part? I had no idea what it meant, what the cost would be, or how much of my life was about to be torn apart because of it.I sat at the desk in my small office at the clinic, the journal open in front of me. The pages were filled with my father’s notes, scribbled hastily in the margins, almost as if he had been afraid someone would see them. I wasn’t
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The night had settled like a heavy cloak over Cedar Grove, and the world outside the clinic was still, save for the occasional rustle of leaves in the wind. The weight of the conversation with Luca hung between us, an unspoken promise that neither of us had the words to fully explain. He had told me that he would share everything, but as the hours stretched on and the clock ticked away, I found myself wondering what I was really asking for. Could I handle the truth? Or was it better to remain in the dark?I wasn’t sure.Luca sat across from me, his posture tense, his eyes scanning the room but never fully meeting mine. He had a way of staying just out of reach, even when he was physically present, and I could tell that whatever he was holding back was as heavy as the secrets I had uncovered in my father’s journal.“You said there’s no going back,” I said, breaking the silence. “But what does that even mean, Luca? What happens now?”He looked at me then, his gaze piercing, as if weighi
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The wind howled outside the clinic, its icy breath rattling the windows as though trying to warn us of the storm to come. I stood by the window, my hands pressed flat against the cool glass, staring out into the night. The town seemed to hold its breath, the streets empty, the quiet oppressive. It felt like the calm before a much darker storm, one that neither of us could outrun.Luca hadn’t left. He was still here, his presence a constant weight in the room, like a tether keeping me from floating away into the chaos of my thoughts. I wanted answers, but with each revelation, the questions only grew. And the more I learned, the less sure I was about what was real, and what was just some twisted nightmare.I glanced over at him. He was sitting in the corner, silent as always, his hands folded together in his lap. His dark eyes were focused on nothing, yet I knew he was more present in that moment than I could ever hope to be.“You’re still here,” I said, my voice quiet, almost surprise
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