Mira's povAlina visited nearly a year after leaving, arriving unannounced on a bright autumn afternoon, leaves drifting lazily across the driveway, and I nearly dropped the basket of laundry I'd been carrying at the unexpected sight of her standing at the estate's front gate."Surprise," she said, something nervous but genuinely hopeful threading through her voice as I hurried toward her."You should have told me you were coming," I said, pulling her into a fierce, genuine embrace despite the surprise still coursing through me."I wanted to surprise you," she admitted, laughing softly as we finally separated. "Also, I'll admit, I was nervous you might say no if I asked properly first.""I would never say no to you," I said honestly, studying her carefully. She looked different somehow, steadier, more settled in her own skin than I'd ever seen her, even during our brief, complicated alliance against Kaine. Her hair was longer now, and something in the way she carried her shoulders sug
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