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Chapter Six: The Weight of Forgiveness

Penulis: OPRAH JAE
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-11 22:25:17

The lounge was quieter than usual that evening. The last of the staff had gone home, leaving only the dim glow of the chandeliers and the low hum of an old jazz record spinning in the corner. Harry leaned on the bar, his sleeves rolled up, a glass of whiskey untouched at his elbow.

Elena sat a few tables away, her back straight but her eyes distant, as though she were listening to music no one else could hear. Since her confession the night before her raw admission about her father, she had spoken little to him. She had been polite, even gentle, but she carried herself like someone retreating, like every word cost her more than she could afford.

Harry felt the weight of her silence. He had told himself to give her space, to let her decide when to close the distance between them. But space was dangerous. In space, ghosts lived.

He ran a hand down his face, inhaled, and finally broke the silence.

“Elena.”

She blinked, dragged back from wherever her mind had gone, and looked at him wari
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