General POV Lilith arrived first. She chose the table herself, one that sat just far enough from the center of the café to feel private without drawing attention, and she settled into the chair with a kind of quiet awareness that made it clear she was not here to relax. Her posture remained composed, her hands resting lightly near her glass of water, but her eyes moved, taking in the entrances, the exits, the rhythm of the room as people came and went without noticing her. She did not check her phone, she just waited, her eyes fixed on the entrance. When Sophie walked in, she did not hesitate at the door the way she might have before. There was no pause to gather herself, no visible tension in the way she scanned the room. She spotted Lilith almost immediately and walked toward her with a steady, measured pace, her expression arranged into something easy, familiar. As if nothing had ever broken between them. “You look different,” Sophie said as she reached the table, her vo
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