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Beneath the Silence

Author: DessySly
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Chapter Seventy

Aria’s POV

The silence in the safe house was loud.

He sat across from me, Julian, or the man who wore his face like it was his own. The fire crackled softly between us, shadows dancing across the planes of his expression. Every inch of him screamed familiarity, the way his hand curved around the chipped mug, the soft scrape of his boot against the wooden floor, the low hum of his voice when he said my name.

But something inside me refused to rest.

My body was taut, my pulse quick. I could feel the electric current of uncertainty under my skin, crawling, whispering.

“You haven’t said much,” he murmured, his voice the same deep register that used to lull me to sleep. “Not since we got back.”

I set the tea down, hands trembling slightly. “Maybe I’m still processing. A lot happened back there.”

He nodded slowly. “We made it out. That’s what matters.”

Is it?

I wanted to scream. I wanted to cry. I wanted to throw myself into his arms and tell him I missed him, that I was so
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