The tension between Elena and Luca from the week before had mostly eased by the time she noticed how often Elias found reasons to pass through whatever room she occupied.It wasn't deliberate, she didn't think. He never lingered longer than an errand required, never said anything that crossed the careful line he always kept between them. But she noticed it anyway, the particular, steady frequency of his presence, a cup of tea left within easy reach before she'd asked for one, a chair pulled closer to the fire on the evenings she came down with her shoulder aching in the cold."You don't have to keep checking on me," Elena said, one afternoon, catching him adjusting the curtain against a draft she hadn't mentioned."I know," Elias said. "I do it anyway.""Why?" Elena asked.He considered the question longer than it probably warranted. "Because I like knowing you're comfortable," he said finally, simple, unguarded. "I don't examine it much beyond that."Elena felt something warm settl
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