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Michael’s Point of View

Night deepened the shadows in the study. The only light came from the dying embers in the hearth and the faint glow of city lights through the tall windows. I sat behind my desk, shoulders slumped, papers strewn before me like casualties of a war I hadn’t fully won.

Danielle had patched my wound. Blood in her fingers had unsettled me more than the blade that caused it. I’d worn scars like armor; she bore them like proof of survival. And now every mark on my skin carried the weight of her care.

Across the room, her silhouette lingered in the doorway. She leaned against the frame, arms hugging herself. Her eyes, dark in the firelight, tracked my every move.

I closed the ledger in front of me, its pages empty of solutions. Nothing here mattered if she remained distant.

“Can we talk?” I said.

She didn’t move.

“About tonight.” My voice echoed in the stillness.

She pulled free, stepping closer. The air between us hummed with words unspoken.

“Why didn’t you let me hel
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