The café was quiet that morning, the hum of conversation reduced to a few scattered voices and the soft clinking of spoons against porcelain mugs. The scent of freshly ground coffee and buttered croissants filled the air, blending with the briny ocean breeze that drifted in from the open windows.Juliette sat at her usual table by the window, sketchbook open, pencil in hand. She wasn’t drawing anything specific today, just shapes, shadows, the way the light spilled across the floorboards. Her fingers moved instinctively, a dance she couldn’t quite name.And across the room, Damon sat.He had chosen a table closer than usual. Still far enough to maintain his cover, but close enough that the tension in the air had become unmistakable. He watched her over the rim of his coffee mug, his gaze hidden beneath the brim of a cap.He’d rehearsed a dozen ways to speak to her. None of them had felt right. But this morning, something had shifted. The way she looked around the room, pausing when her
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