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CHAPTER 82

Author: Angela Ray
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-11 20:40:02

Eliot’s Dilemma

Eliot's POV

The closing door sound echoed like a last word in a conversation I didn't want to start. I stood alone in my apartment, staring at the empty space Vera had just left behind. I still had the picture of her and my mum, taken at a time of happiness I had no idea existed clutch in my hand. The sight of it unsettled me more than I expected.

The room felt colder now. Her perfume was still lingering in the air. It smelt flowery and sharp, like lavender pressed against steel. My fingers curled around the edges of the picture, the corners digging into my skin. She had walked in with a smile, left with a promise and now I was left with the aftertaste of a choice I wasn’t ready to make.

I should’ve gone after her. But I did

Before my thoughts could settle, I had already moved. I grabbed my jacket from the hook and put the photo into my back pocket. The city outside was still awake, with lights that sparkled like faraway stars. I followed the sound of her steps d
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