346Rosa’s POV“This is a bad idea.”“It’s a festival, Rosa, not a hostage situation.”“Same thing.”Allesio huffed a laugh beside me, hands in his pockets as we strolled toward the town square, now glowing with colorful string lights. The air smelled like fried dough and caramel, and the distant sound of live music drifted over the crowd.I wasn’t supposed to be here.I shouldn’t be here.But somehow, he had convinced me.Again.It started with one casual suggestion over breakfast: “You should come to the festival tonight. Just for a little while.”I had rolled my eyes and dismissed him immediately.Then he started with his persuasive tactics—which, in his case, mostly involved being annoyingly persistent and incredibly hard to say no to.And now?Now I was standing in the middle of town, surrounded by couples, families, and kids running around with glow sticks, walking beside the man I swore I wouldn’t let back in.I sighed, folding my arms. “If I see one clown, I’m leaving.”Allesi
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