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Ariana spent the entire night thinking about Nathaniel’s request. She knew that helping him meant getting involved in his world again—a world that had once broken her heart. But if what Nathaniel said was true, then this wasn’t just about her. There was a truth that needed to be uncovered.

On the other hand, there was Leonard. The man who had always been by her side, who didn’t want to see her trapped in the shadows of her past again.

That morning, as sunlight streamed through the apartment window, Ariana was still sitting at the dining table, staring at the pile of documents Nathaniel had given her the night before. She had read them over and over, yet certainty still eluded her.

"You haven’t slept all night," Leonard’s voice came from behind her.

Ariana turned around. He stood at the bedroom doorway, his expression filled with concern. His slightly disheveled hair indicated that he, too, hadn’t slept well.

"I was just trying to make sense of all this," Ariana replied, rubbing her te
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