Chapter 52: Sands of TimeHana looked at him for a long moment, as if searching for something in his eyes. Then, with a sigh, she turned away from him, her gaze once again focused on the unknown again. “It’s not that simple, Jarrel. You can’t just undo the past. My people—they’ll never forgive you, and neither will I, not completely. But I’m tired of fighting, if holding onto all this anger. It’s eating me alive.”Jarrel moved closer, standing beside her, his eyes following her gaze to the sky. “Then let it go,” he said quietly. “Not for me, but for yourself. You don’t have to forgive me, Hana. But you need to find a way to move forward, for your own sake.”Hana’s shoulders slumped, and she closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. “I want to, Jarrel. I really do. But every time I try, I see their faces—my family, my friends. And I feel like I’m betraying them by even considering a life with you.”Jarrel’s heart twisted painfully at her words. He had always known that winning her trust,
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