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CHAPTER 20: Walking Past Him
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2026-07-11 04:15:16Caomh stood entirely frozen in the center of the brightly lit corridor. His face lacked all color, his skin pulled tight over his cheekbones. His golden eyes dragged away from my swollen, bruised lips and dropped down to the wrinkled collar of Cullen’s crisp white shirt.
The silence in the hallway was thick and heavy.
I could hear the ragged, uneven pull of Caomh’s breathing. I could smell the sharp, bitter tang of his devastation. He was
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