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Chapter 7

Author: Andrawrites
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-03 07:27:22

Zayne

For a moment I couldn’t breathe. Holding her in my arms like that, staring into her eyes, it was as if the world tilted. I didn’t just see Alina. I saw Avelina.

The memory hit me like a blow. The dream I had not long ago came rushing back—the image of her pregnant with our baby, both of them sinking into the water while I stood helpless on the shore. I shook my head hard, forcing myself back to reality.

I cleared my throat, trying to ground myself, and with a rough exhale, I pushed Alina back.

She stumbled at the sudden movement, her heel catching on the edge of the stone path. I caught her before she hit the ground and straightened her, my hands steadying her shoulders. “I’m sorry,” I muttered. “I didn’t mean to do that.”

Her eyes searched my face. “Then why did you?”

I dragged a hand through my hair, the weight of everything pressing down on me. Without answering, I sat heavily on the garden chair, staring at the shadows around us.

She hesitated before sitting too, her gaze l
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