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Chapter Seventeen

Author: K.D BAE
last update publish date: 2026-08-04 22:16:45

Damien's POV

I watched her disappear beyond the hedges.

She never looked back.

For a long time, I remained exactly where she had left me.

The garden hose still ran, water pooling silently around my feet.

I didn't even notice.

My mind replayed the emptiness in her eyes.

Not anger.

Not heartbreak.

Something far worse.

As if she had finally stopped expecting kindness from the world.

I closed my eyes.

There was a time when Maria smiled.

Years ago, before the academy had ta
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