Riley’s POV“Dead.”That was all he said.No pause, no softening, no emotion in his tone, just that one word delivered in a way that sounded final, like it had been locked away for a long time and he had already decided it was not something he was going to feel again.But I didn’t believe that. Because I could see it.It was small, almost unnoticeable if you weren’t paying attention, but I was, and I saw the way his jaw tightened just a little after he said it, like something in him reacted before he shut it down again.“How?” I asked, my voice quieter now but still steady because I needed to know.He let out a long breath, like he was already tired of this conversation but still willing to continue it.“It’s a long story,” he said.“Then tell it,” I replied immediately.His eyes flicked to mine for a second, and I could tell he wasn’t used to being pushed like that, but he didn’t snap at me this time.“I’ll cut it short,” he said. “Because you'll definitely know all these at some poi
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