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Rowan Notices Absence
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2026-03-18 15:00:00CHAPTER 34
Rowan noticed it in the timing first.Not in a way that could be named immediately. Not something obvious enough to question out loud. Just a small shift that did not fit the pattern he was used to.Dinner was no longer aligned with his schedule.It was there when it was meant to be there, prepared, precise, untouched by any need to adjust for him. If he arrived late, it remained as it was. If he arrived early, nothing changed.He sat a
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