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I lowered my gaze, tracing the rim of the cup between my fingers. “You don’t know that.”

“Maybe I don’t.” His voice was gentler now, a thread of sincerity pulling through the playful tone. “But I do know this, you deserve to laugh without feeling guilty. You deserve one night where you’re not just surviving.”

My throat tightened. “That’s not my reality.”

His jaw flexed. “Then maybe I’ll make it your reality. Even if it's just for tonight.”

The words should have felt dangerous, like another trap, another sweet lie. But they didn’t. They felt terrified because they sounded true.

I tried to pull the conversation lighter, desperate to escape the intensity curling between us. “So, tell me, Kai… What kind of man learns to play guitar, sketch half-finished things, and eat noodles like it’s a battle?”

His laugh rumbled low, a sound I felt more than heard. “The kind of man who wasn’t allowed much else. Music and drawing were… escapes. Things I could control when everything else was out of my h
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