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Chapter 68

Author: Night Raven
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The tea’s subtle aroma drifted between them. Julian wrapped his fingers around the warm mug, letting it heat his palms. He looked out the window, eyes catching the faint glow of stars beginning to form in the darkening sky.

“I forgot how good quiet could feel,” he said softly, not looking at Cassiel.

“Me too,” Cassiel replied, his voice low.

A beat passed. Then another.

Julian glanced at him. “You don’t always have to fix things with grand gestures, you know.”

Cassiel met his eyes. “This wasn’t about fixing. Just… remembering who we are without the noise.”

Their eyes locked for a moment longer, and something unspoken passed between them—an understanding, a truce, maybe even the fragile beginnings of something new.

They returned to their food.

The silence that followed wasn’t awkward or heavy. It was warm. Familiar.

The kind of silence that only existed between two people who no longer needed to speak just to be understood.

Outside, the night settled in.

Inside, two souls sat
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