River’s POVSeeing Daniel there knocked the breath out of me.I wasn’t ready. Not even close. I thought I’d moved on past my feelings or at least gotten better at pretending I had. But the second I saw him, everything I’d packed away so carefully came rushing back. Just like that.He looked… good. Too good. His blazer fit him perfectly, like it had been tailored just for his shoulders. His dark hair had that slightly messy look he always pulled off so easily, like he’d just run his fingers through it and left the house. He still had that polished kind of charm about him, like he belonged in some magazine ad for coffee or cologne. The same old Daniel. The one who could walk into a room and make it feel like everyone else had to catch up.And that smile. The one he always wore at dinners like this—polite, calm, just warm enough to make people feel safe. Like nothing had changed. Like we hadn’t fallen apart. Like my heart hadn’t been shattered in silence while he kept walking like it ha
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