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Laughter Over Lunch

Author: Aminu
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Chapter 69

Aurora’s POV

By the time training ended, my arms ached pleasantly, and my stomach reminded me I hadn’t eaten since morning. The three of us sat down for lunch in the mess hall, the warm smell of roasted meat and bread filling the air. I ate quietly, my mind wandering.

It struck me then—I had been here almost a month. A month of training, learning, connecting… and yet my thoughts drifted to my grandmother. Was she safe? Did she miss me as much as I missed her?

The silence wrapped around me until Bella suddenly burst out laughing, loud enough to startle me.

I raised a brow at her. “What’s so funny?”

Bella grinned, already half choking on her food from laughter. “I just remembered something. Cassidy—do you remember when we were kids, and your dad asked all of us to help gather herbs from the forest?”

Cassidy laughed immediately. “Oh, the day Liam swore he was too important to be running errands?”

Aurora raised her brows, intrigued. “What happened?”

Bella lean
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