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Chapter 18

Author: Caspinawrites
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-08 18:10:49

~ Theo~

We walked in silence for a while. The night air was cool, sharp a good contrast to the heat burning somewhere deep in my chest.

Lila finally spoke. “You okay?”

He chuckled softly, staring at the ground. “That’s a dangerous question.”

“Because I already know the answer?”

He smiled small, pained. “You always do.”

Lila’s eyes softened. “I know how much you like her.”

Theo exhaled slowly, shoving his hands into his pockets. “Yeah. But it doesn’t matter anymore, does it? She’s his.”

Lila frowned. “Theo…”

He gave her a weird smile sad, tired, but still genuine. “It’s okay. As long as she’s in good hands.”

Then, quieter, almost to himself, he added, “Even if those hands aren’t mine.”

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KAELEN’S POV

Back inside, I sank into one of Finn’s ridiculously soft couches, watching Aria fidget with the hem of my shirt. My shirt.

Lena leaned close to Finn and whispered something that made him grin. I didn’t bother asking. I already knew what they were thinking.

Aria sat across f
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