Up close, Otto could see that Lucille's skin was soft and flawless, pale and delicate.Her face was barely the size of his palm, framed by long lashes, slightly upturned eyes, a straight nose, and finely shaped lips. Every feature was perfectly balanced, and the longer he looked, the more striking she became.He could still see traces of the girl she had once been, though the innocence that had once filled her eyes was gone. In its place was a quiet depth, shaped by everything life had forced her to endure.After her father and brother were gone, when her life reached its darkest point, he had remained like a silent shadow, watching over her from a distance and protecting her without her knowledge.He knew the face of every person who had ever bullied her because he had personally warned each of them with his fists.During the years she often went hungry, he quietly asked a neighbor to help, bought food, and secretly made sure it reached her.He even remembered the day she got he
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