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Chapter 222

Author: Little Happiness
The night breeze carried an early winter chill through the courtyard. I pulled my coat tighter around me and kept walking, my mind a heavy mess.

When I reached the covered walkway, I saw Isaac leaning against the carved railing, a cigarette resting between his long fingers.

As he took a drag, the ember lit up the sharp lines of his profile. There was a quiet, grounded maturity in him, like someone who had weathered more storms than most.

I paused for a moment, then found myself drifting a few
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