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The Silence He Left Behind

Author: Ricky_writes
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-10-28 02:22:20

Chapter Eighty-Nine

Liana’s POV

The door closed behind him with a soft click.

It sounded too final.

The sound stayed in my head, echoing through the stillness until all I could hear was my own heartbeat. The air felt different without him thinner, colder. The room held his scent, faint and sharp, the same scent that clung to my skin every time he came too close.

I moved toward the mirror again, not sure why. Maybe I needed proof that I was still myself. That he hadn’t completely rewritten me with his words and his touch.

The reflection staring back looked softer now. Vulnerable. My lips parted slightly, like I was still holding on to something I hadn’t said. My body still remembered how close he had stood, how his voice had slid down my spine when he told me I’d learn to stand beside him.

I touched the spot where his fingers had brushed my face.

It was almost tender. Almost.

But tenderness from him was always a trick a piece of power disguised as care.

I turned away before t
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