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When the Past Stood in Front of Me

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Chapter 36: When the Past Stood in Front of Me

I wasn’t looking for him.

That was the part that mattered most.

I had just stepped out of the café, my coat pulled tight against the evening chill, my mind still lingering on the quiet conversation I’d just had. The streetlights glowed softly, and for once, I wasn’t replaying words or reading between lines.

I was present.

“Amara.”

My name stopped me mid-step.

I knew that voice. I had carried it inside me for too long not to.

I turned slowly.

Ethan
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