Charlotte moved toward him slowly, each step measured, careful, as though the wet ground beneath her feet could betray her balance at any moment. The rain had already soaked through strands of her hair, clinging to her cheeks and neck, but she didn’t seem to notice. Her eyes were fixed on him, drawn not by intention but by something deeper, something unsettled within her. She hadn’t planned to face him, hadn’t prepared herself for this moment, yet here she was, standing in front of the very man she had tried so hard to erase.Nathan saw her, and for a brief second, everything around him faded into nothingness. The sound of the rain dulled, the world blurred, and all that remained was her. Instinctively, he rushed forward, his arms opening as though he could simply pull her back into his life, as though nothing had changed.But Charlotte raised her hand sharply.That single gesture stopped him cold.Nathan froze mid-step, his arms still slightly raised before he slowly let them fal
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