Yelena sat there in a daze, her fingers tightly clenched, emotions too tangled to unravel. The person she had once been entangled with, the one she thought she would never escape from in this lifetime, was suddenly gone. Life was indeed unpredictable. Seeing her like this, Hunter’s expression softened slightly. The bed suddenly dipped beside her. She looked over—he had sat down next to her. Just as she was about to pull away, his hand caught hers. His warmth pressed against her skin, steady and firm. “I’ve thought it through,” Hunter said. “Let’s start over. From now on, let’s do things right, okay? Whatever happened in the past, let’s just leave it behind.” For a brief moment, Yelena felt the urge to cry. But saying it was easy. Doing it? Not so much. She pulled her hand away, her voice steady. “Let me think about it.” And with that, she had made it clear that their conversation was over. Hunter could see she wasn’t going to say anything more, so
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