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Chapter 91

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Shawn kept his head lowered as well, silently picking at his food occasionally as if lost in his own thoughts. The air was thick with unspoken tension, an almost tangible weight of restraint as if neither of them dared to shatter the uneasy stillness that hung between them.

Throughout the meal, they remained locked in their own worlds of thought. Dean replayed his words over and over in his mind, feeling a bittersweet mixture of relief for having spoken them aloud and the lingering sting of inescapable pain.

Shawn, on the other hand, occasionally let an inscrutable emotion flicker across his gaze, dark and unreadable. Yet, he stayed silent, never uttering another word.

And so, the two finished their meal in silence, each consumed by their own thoughts. They carried their unspoken burdens with them, retreating into the quiet solitude of their respective worlds.

A few days later, Dean felt his body had recovered enough, so he decided to cook for himself. The clatter of pots and pans ech
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