"I love you, Saben," she breathed, her voice raw but firmly believed. "I never stopped."Saben's breast constricted at her words. He kissed her softly, his lips languid and measured, as if sealing the vow she had just taken and the vow he had just taken to her. When they broke away, their foreheads touched, and for an instant, it was as if the world held its breath. All was quiet."I love you too, Clarisse. And I'm not leaving."The words lingered between them, not as a pronouncement, but as a mutual fact. There would be no more fleeing, no more dreading being hurt. There would only be what they would construct together.As they walked, their hands never parted, and the crisp night air enveloped them like a gentle hug. Each step into the future was a vow—of transformation, of evolution, of discovery. And as they walked through the empty streets, shoulder to shoulder, there was something decidedly right about it. Something that felt like the start of something beautiful.Clarisse smile
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