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Evelyn's POVThe moment I thought of Julian, my heart gave a small, unexpected flutter.Then the gates began to open.Slowly.Almost ceremonially.Beyond them, the sun was sinking behind the distant hills, and the last light of the afternoon spilled across the training grounds in waves of molten gold, turning the grass into something that looked less like a riding field and more like a memory.And then I saw them.So many people.For a second I genuinely forgot how to breathe.My coworkers from Wild Haven Rescue.Former classmates from UCLA who had once survived impossible deadlines and all-night research sessions with me.Veterinarians from the animal hospital.Volunteers.Friends.People who had drifted into my life at different moments and somehow stayed.They stood quietly on either side of the path, each holding a photograph.And together those photographs told a story.My story.There was a picture from my graduation.One from the first year at WHR, when I'd ended up sitting on

Chapter 282

Evelyn's POVBack then, I never could have imagined that the man lying injured in the rain would one day become my future.The horse came to a stop directly in front of me.Julian swung down from the saddle with an ease that immediately reminded me of the first story he'd ever told me about this place, then started walking toward me one slow step at a time, and somewhere along the way the crowd seemed to disappear. The laughter faded. The conversations died away. Even the distant sounds from the stables dissolved into the background until all I could hear was the wind moving through the grass.The breeze lifted the hem of my dress.It tugged lightly at the sleeves of his shirt.And for reasons I couldn't explain, I suddenly became nervous.Not the kind of nervousness that comes before a presentation.Not the kind that comes before an important decision.Something softer.Something infinitely more dangerous.Because this was Julian.The man who had already seen me at my worst.The man

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Evelyn's POV“Evelyn.”The way he said my name instantly made my throat tighten.Not because it was dramatic.Not because it was rehearsed.Because it sounded real.Completely, painfully real.“For a very long time,” Julian began, his gaze never leaving mine, “I was convinced I was the unluckiest man on earth, because I fell in love with the girl who saved my life, and somehow that girl not only mistook me for somebody else, but managed to forget I existed entirely.”The crowd burst into laughter.I immediately covered my face.“Oh my God.”Somewhere behind me, Dean nearly choked.Frank looked delighted.Maddie looked as though this was the greatest day of her life.Julian, meanwhile, seemed entirely determined to make sure I never recovered from the embarrassment.“I spent months convincing myself she would remember me eventually.”More laughter.“She did not.”“Julian!”I heard my own voice somewhere through my tears.He smiled.The soft, helpless smile of a man who had waited years

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