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**Harper’s POV **We head back to our temporary apartment, with plans to meet my parents for lunch in the canteen in a few hours.The moment the door clicks shut behind us, Archie breaks the silence.“I think we should wait for this to happen naturally,” he says. “You guys might not remember just ho
** Harper’s POV **Out at the training field, Raff waits, looking bored.“Took you long enough,” he huffs.“You said twenty minutes. It’s been exactly nineteen,” Finley says.“Listen, kid, if I say twenty minutes, then I expect you here in fifteen, understood.”“Then say fifteen, boss,” Theo’s cheer
** Harper’s POV **I place the flower gently on the windowsill, hoping it will be safe there until I figure out a way to preserve it. It may be the only physical thing I receive from Knox, and I can’t bear the thought of losing it. Even if it wasn’t really from him, it will always remind me of the p
** Harpers POV **The guys take turn to shower before we all sit down to eat the meal Archie had made. He’s a pretty decent cook, especially considering the limited ingredients we had provided here.There’s a strange atmosphere as we eat. I think all of us spare a thought for what should have been.
** Harper’s POV **The silence is deafening when Knox fades.I stare at the space where he was, where his hand had held mine. His presence had made me feel complete, even in what feels like a tragedy.I sink lower into the tub, arms wrapping around myself as the warm water soothes me. My heart aches
** Knox’s POV **I watch Harper’s expression shift as the painful truth sinks in. That once she is safe, once the threat is gone, I will be too.To me, it feels like a trade that’s worth it. I’d give anything for her safety. I can see in her eyes that she doesn’t feel quite the same. To her, this fe