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Chapter 143

Penulis: Bil
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Asher’s hand moved slowly, almost tentatively, across the space that separated them.

It wasn’t much. Just a few steps.

But it felt like miles.

Vera saw it coming, the way his fingers curled slightly, his arm outstretched, reaching for her hand like someone desperate for warmth in the dead of winter.

And she flinched.

Not dramatically. Not as if she thought he would hurt her. But enough that the space between them suddenly felt like a chasm again.

Asher froze mid motion. His eyes darkened, the pain behind them raw and immediate.

“I’m sorry,” he said, his voice breaking with a quiet urgency that cracked through the tension in the room. “I didn’t mean to... Vera, I wasn’t trying to hurt you. I just…”

His arm fell to his side slowly, his shoulders sagging under the weight of what he had carried for six long years.

“I don’t expect forgiveness. Hell, I don’t even know if I deserve to be standing here right now. But please, just let me say it.”

Vera didn’t move. She couldn’t. Her body was to
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    Vera smiled, her chest tightening in the best way. “Okay, my turn.”She looked at her daughter and Asher, her voice quieter. “My rose... is this. Right now. Sitting here with you two. Laughing. Eating. Feeling like... I’m home.”Asher looked away for a second, like the emotion in her words hit too hard.“My thorn,” Vera said, “is seeing how much I missed out on. How long it took me to get back here.”There was a long pause. Asher reached out and covered her hand with his.“You’re here now,” he said softly.“And my bud,” Vera continued, blinking past the sudden sting in her eyes, “is... making this last.”They sat in silence for a moment. Eira’s little feet swung under the table, her gaze darting between them with a satisfied grin.“Your turn, Daddy,” she said, pointing a sticky finger at Asher.He cleared his throat, keeping his hand over Vera’s.“My rose is seeing both of you in this office. Like it’s finally whole.”He glanced at Vera. “My thorn is... knowing how close I came to los

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    Vera tilted her head up slowly, her breath catching as she met Asher’s eyes again.They were so close now, barely inches apart. His hand remained on her waist, fingers tense like he still couldn't believe she was really here, in his arms.She could feel the rhythm of his heart under her palms, thudding hard and fast against his chest.“I missed you,” he murmured.She didn't answer with words.Instead, her fingers slid to the nape of his neck, and she pulled him down to her.The kiss started slow. Soft. Almost uncertain.But then it deepened.Years of longing. Months of tension. Weeks of confusion and pain, it all melted into that one kiss.His lips moved over hers like he was trying to memorize them all over again, like he never wanted to let go.Her hands tangled in his hair, pressing herself closer to him, his body responding without hesitation.Asher backed her against his desk without breaking the kiss. Papers fluttered to the floor. The polished wood was cold against her fingerti

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