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Chapter 55 - Echoes of Her Absence

Penulis: Anney GW
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-05-29 10:20:22
Warren’s POV

I jolted awake, my heart hammering against my ribs. My T-shirt clung to my chest, damp with cold sweat.

A nightmare.

I turned sharply, reaching for the other side of the bed—but it was cold. Empty.

"No," I whispered, a knot tightening in my stomach. I sat up abruptly, running both hands through my hair, trying to shake off the lingering images.

"It was just a dream," I muttered under my breath.

Just then I heard soft movement across the room.

I turned my head, and there she was—Vienna—standing at the closet, sorting through her clothes. She was still in her nightgown, her auburn hair pulled into a loose bun.

Relief flooded me so intensely I almost laughed.

In the dream, Vienna had been walking away from me. Her back stiff, her footsteps determined. No matter how much I called after her, no matter how I reached out, she never turned back.

But now, here she was. Against all odds, she really had come back to me yesterday.

"Morning, V," I murmured, my voice thick with leftove
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