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The rain had stopped sometime before dawn.

By morning, the city looked washed clean through the tall windows of Derek’s Airbnb, rooftops still damp beneath pale sunlight while droplets clung stubbornly to the glass. The storm had left behind a quietness that made everything feel slower, serene.

Anne woke up tangled in unfamiliar warmth, for a few seconds she didn’t remember where she was until the scent of Derek’s cologne reached her faintly from the blanket he had placed over her during the ni
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