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Chapter 31: Three Weeks
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2026-03-30 02:26:56
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Three weeks was not a long time. At least that was what Aira kept telling herself. Three weeks was nothing in the grand scale of things. Projects she worked on lasted years. Research trials stretched even longer. People rebuilt entire lives in less time than that. So three weeks shouldn’t matter. And yet it did. The afternoon sun poured through the tall windows of the research center in Oakland, casting long rectangles of light across the conference table. Aira stood at the head of it, one hand resting lightly on her laptop as she spoke, the soft click of slides changing every few seconds. “…and if we extend follow-up visits beyond the standard six weeks, we’ll catch nearly thirty percent more postpartum complications,” she explained. “Especially in communities where access to care is inconsistent.” Around the table, the other researchers listened closely, some nodding as they jotted notes. Aira kept her tone steady and professional, the way she always did when present
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Lucien didn’t call Selene immediately after leaving the parking lot. He drove for nearly an hour first. No destination in mind. Just movement. The kind that feels productive but isn’t. He told himself he wasn’t running from anything. He simply needed distance—from the image of Aira laughing, from the man beside her, from the quiet realization that her life had continued without his permission. By the time he parked outside his hotel again, the silence inside him felt heavier than before. He unlocked his phone and stared at Selene’s name. It wasn’t longing that made him press call. It was familiarity. She answered quickly. “Lucien.” Her voice hadn’t changed. Smooth. Controlled. Aware. “I didn’t expect you to pick up,” he said. “I always pick up when you call.” That should have unsettled him. Instead, it steadied something fragile in his chest. “I’m in town,” he said. There was a brief pause—not surprise, but confirmation. “Of course you are,” she rep
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