Elena's POVI don’t know what I expected when that door opened.Maybe not warmth, not forgiveness — but something. A flicker. A moment. A chance.But instead, I got that same coldness that used to freeze me from the inside out.That same hollow stare that told me I was unwanted, unneeded, and unloveable.His eyes met mine, and all the air in my lungs disappeared.He looked older, weaker even — but somehow, the cruelty in his gaze hadn’t aged a day.“Elena”, he said, his voice flat.My lips trembled. “Hi… Dad.”The word 'Dad' felt foreign now — fragile, almost bitter.He looked at me the way someone might look at an insect crawling onto their doorstep.Then his gaze flicked past me, landing on Rowan. The muscles in his jaw twitched; his face darkened.And before I could even think of what to say next, his expression hardened into stone.“Go away.”The words came like a slap.Sharp. Immediate. Unquestionable.I blinked, stunned. "W-what?"“I said go away,” he repeated, louder this time,
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