The morning crept in softly, touching the windows with a pale golden hue that melted into the corners of Sophie’s room. Thin streams of sunlight pushed through the sheer curtains, casting long shapes across the carpet, the walls, and the edge of her bed.She had been awake for a while.Sleep had come in waves, light and fluttering, but not lasting. Her mind was too full—of the garden pavilion, of candlelight and engraved words, of the quiet certainty in Alexander’s voice as he fastened the necklace around her neck.She reached for it now, her fingers brushing the delicate chain, the pendant resting just above her heart. Cold at first, then warm beneath her touch.Sophie exhaled, a long, quiet breath that trembled slightly.She sat up slowly, letting the covers fall from her shoulders. The room around her felt unchanged—same soft wallpaper, same pale chest of drawers, same armchair beneath the tall window—but she felt different inside it. Like she was a visitor to her former self.She
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