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Author: Michy Gaza
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And she did. She told him about Margaret, about how Mountain Rose had started as a small dream and grown into something she never could have imagined.

She told him about the fear that had kept her from sharing it with him, about the guilt that had eaten at her every day.

When she finished, Alexander was silent for a long time.

He looked at her, his expression unreadable, before finally speaking. “I’m not angry that you have your own dreams, Sarah. I’m angry that you thought you had to hide them from me.”

“I’m sorry,” she said, tears streaming down her face. “I never wanted to hurt you.”

He sighed, his shoulders sagging. “I know.”

For a moment, neither of them spoke. Then, slowly, Alexander reached out a hand. Sarah hesitated, then took it, her heart aching as his fingers curled around hers.

“We’ll figure this out,” he said softly. “But no more secrets, Sarah. I mean it.”

She nodded, a fresh wave of tears spilling over. “No more secrets.”

As Alexander gently took Sarah's hand, he pulle
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