Aria
“Aria.”
She looked at him, and in that moment Ryan saw the truth clearly. For the first time since he had met her, she appeared untethered. Not unstable or broken, but simply a young woman who no longer knew how to exist outside of constant survival mode. He opened his arms, and she came to him willingly. The instant his embrace closed around her, the last barriers inside her crumbled. Months of torment, years of hardship, and the accumulated pain of two entire lifetimes finally broke free.
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