~Be my last meal, baby.~Arcane POV:Finally, after a whole, agonizing week, Mom was discharged from the hospital. She wasn't completely fine, of course. Chemo sessions loomed ahead, a stark reminder of the battle she was still fighting. But she was better than before, and for that, I was immeasurably relieved.As we sat together on the vast lawn of our villa, the warm sun casting a golden hue over everything, Xavier took a seat beside me. He had an uncanny ability to read me, to sense when something was weighing on my mind. His touch, his mere presence, felt like a comforting shield against the uncertainties that life had thrown our way."What's going on in that pretty little head of yours?" he asked with a playful smirk, his fingers ruffling my hair gently. I couldn't help but chuckle at his words, the tension within me slowly easing in the warmth of the moment.I sighed, my gaze drifting over the manicured garden that stretched out before us. "Nothing much, really," I replied, thou
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