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CHAPTER TWENTY TWO

Author: TAMARA-KURO
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-06 19:28:31

"Please, Arrow, you can use the door," Kalmia replied as she approached the room entrance and gestured with her hands that Arrow had to leave. He did not take his eyes from Mia's; those eyes were dripping in sadness yet yearning. Arrow rose from the bed slowly, deliberately, as if every movement he made was to be savored through an intake of every second spent with Kalmia.

She stepped aside as he neared the door, her eyes not meeting his. The tension between them was so great; the air was thick with unspoken feelings.

Arrow reached the door, opened it, and stepped out into the hallway, almost in tears. He looked back at Kalmia for one last time to catch a glimpse of some change in her expression, but her face was still resolute.

He reached the landing, his heavy heart with him, closed the door behind him, and began descending down the stairs. That heavy feeling only magnified with every step, as if it was tucking deep down in his chest.

Arrow slowly walked downstairs, his eyes almost
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