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Ch. 46

Penulis: Cara Anderson
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Lyra

"What existed between us was real," I acknowledge quietly. "Friendship, respect, potential for more. I never denied that."

"And now?" His question carries no accusation, only sincere desire to understand where my boundaries are now.

"Now complexity exists where once things seemed so simple between us, so easy." I reply, honesty demanded by years of trust between us. "The bond with Alexander doesn't erase what came before, but it changes the context irrevocably."

He reaches out slowly, giving me time to withdraw if I choose, and gently brushes a strand of hair from my face. The casual intimacy of the gesture—one he's performed countless times before—suddenly carries a different weight, awareness crackling between us like the static before a storm.

"If fate hadn't intervened," he murmurs, "if you'd never met him..."

"We can't know that path because we're not walking it," I interrupt gently, though I don't pull away from his touch. "Speculating about what might have been only makes
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