Winter’s POVAll at once, exhaustion settled over me.The apology I had longed to hear my entire life had finally been spoken, yet it could not undo what had happened. The damage had already been done, and no apology could change that.The banquet hall suddenly felt too loud, too crowded, and too difficult to breathe in.I wanted nothing more than to leave, to find somewhere quiet where I could finally be alone, but the celebration was not over yet.Mavros turned toward me. His gaze moved over my face, and whatever he saw there made his expression soften.Without asking, he carefully drew the edges of his cloak tighter around me, securing the heavy fabric over my ruined dress.I watched him in silence.The simple gesture gave me something steady to focus on. For a moment, the whispers around us faded, and the tightness in my chest began to ease.Mavros said nothing.He did not ask me to explain what I was feeling or urge me to speak before I was ready. He simply stayed beside me, offer
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