NATALIA’S POVThe afternoon of the family gathering arrived gray and overcast, mirroring the heavy, suffocating weight that had settled in my chest. My mother had insisted we attend—it was a small dinner, she said, just a few close relatives and friends, a chance to celebrate how wonderfully things had turned out for us all. She spoke with such warmth, such unguarded happiness, that I could not bring myself to say no. And so I found myself sitting in the crowded living room of my aunt’s home, surrounded by chatter and laughter, feeling as though every eye in the room was fixed upon me, seeing right through the polite smile I struggled to keep in place.Drakon sat near my mother, his posture composed, his expression calm and attentive as he spoke to those around him. To anyone watching, he appeared the perfect, devoted partner—smiling when she spoke, nodding politely, occasionally brushing his hand against hers in a quiet, affectionate gesture. But I knew better. I felt it. Every few m
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