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83: Mended Bridges

Author: Risa Mint
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-13 22:26:12

Chapter 83

The morning sun filtered softly through the tinted windows of Mia’s car as she drove through the sleepy streets, her fingers clutching the steering wheel a little too tightly. Her mind wandered back to the early hours, to the warmth of Andreas's arms still lingering in her bones, and the tremble in his voice when he told her, "You should go see her. You both should talk things out. She deserves that."

Mia had looked up at him then, her face tucked into his neck, her voice small and thick with guilt. "You really think she'll forgive me?"

"You never gave her a reason not to," he whispered, pressing a kiss to her forehead. "You were just scared. She’ll understand. Go. Make things right."

And she had. After breakfast, she'd kissed Sofia goodbye and hugged her mother, who gave her a knowing look but said nothing. Now, with the engine humming beneath her and the scent of morning dew hanging in the air, she turned onto Susan's quiet suburban street, her heart pounding.

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