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Chapter 33: The Edge of Tomorrow. 

Author: Astra Maye
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-10-17 14:05:23

Throughout the week leading up to Elara’s recital, the house had grown lonelier.

Xavier came home late, sometimes so late that Aurora would already be half-asleep when she heard the garage door close, followed by his heavy footsteps across the hardwood floor. More often than not, he barely stayed long enough to hang his jacket before heading back out again, muttering something about work.

Elara had noticed, of course. Children always did. Her bright chatter about tutus and recital songs had dimmed whenever she realized he wasn’t there to listen. And though Aurora did her best to fill in the silence with warmth and laughter, she could feel the ache in her daughter’s small voice each time she asked about her father.

On one of those nights where Xavier had missed dinner again, Elara pushed the peas around her plate with her fork, her small shoulders slumping. After a long pause, she lifted her gaze to Aurora, her eyes uncertain.

“Mommy,” she asked softly, “will Daddy be home tonight?”

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