GinaI stayed on that wall until the sun rose fully over the trees.For the first time in what felt like forever, I let myself feel everything. Not just the fear or the anger or the disappointment but the strange, aching hope that maybe…somehow…I could start over.When I finally climbed down, my legs were stiff with cold. I made my way back to the house slowly, bracing for more questions I didn’t know how to answer.But the courtyard was empty. Silent except for the creak of the iron gate.I almost made it inside without seeing him.Almost.But the moment I set foot on the threshold, Ryan’s scent hit me sharp, familiar, and impossibly comforting. My heart stuttered.I turned.He was standing just beyond the gate, hands clenched at his sides, jaw tight. His hair was windblown, his eyes hollow.He looked like he hadn’t slept, like he’d run the whole way here.For a second, neither of us moved.Then, without a word, I stepped outside again and closed the door behind me.He didn’t wait fo
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