My man picked me up for dinner straight from work. We went to an upscale restaurant in Tozan, another city close to Ashmere. Despite the romantic setting, soft lighting, elegant table settings, and the gentle notes of a piano in the background, I couldn’t focus on the meal before me.“You’ve barely touched your food,” Allister observes, his eyes studying me with concern. “What’s troubling you, Bloom?”I set down my fork with a sigh. “I’m sorry. I’m not very good company tonight.”“You’ll always be my best company. Now tell me what’s wrong,” he urges, reaching across the table to take my hand.The warmth of his touch is comforting, and I find myself telling him everything that happened with Pelton Oxad today and Gracie’s fears and sadness.“She’ll go into labor anytime soon, and we don’t even know who the parents of the child she's carrying are,” I explain, my voice tight with emotion.Allister listens intently, his expression growing more serious with each detail.His fingers tighten
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