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WHAT LIES IN THE LAKE

Author: LUNA INK
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-26 22:32:34

Gil’s POV

I was tired. Not tired enough that a night’s rest would cure me of my fatigue but tired to my very bones; tired enough that taking a breath was an effort

My own arms were aching from holding Amelia, her small form weighed down by her sleepiness, her head resting snug in the crook of my neck, as if it were her rightful place. This was what she always did when she was frightened or undone, and she certainly had cause to be both tonight.

Aaron's fingers relaxed around my shoulders, slow and gentle, as if he could sense my fatigue through my skin. The instant he relaxed his grip, something in my chest gave way.

I locked eyes with him, really saw him, and my heart ripped in two.

One side of me wanted me to drag him back into my arms and hold him like I used to when he was young and crying about skinned knees or smashed toys.

That part wanted to erase the past six years. It wanted to forget that anything bad had occurred. It wanted my son to be my son again.

The other half of me w
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