THE EMPIRE SHE BUILT
he said, his voice carrying something more complicated, now something unresolved.
He hesitated, then continued anyway. “Even though Aurelia is my wife…” His gaze drifted slightly. “…they’re not the same.”
His voice lowered, quieter but heavier than before. “One of them is like dust… and the other is a star.”
The words lingered in the air, heavy and unkind, behind the door. Aurelia heard everything.
She had already changed, and her hand rested on the door handle, but she did not move. A faint tightness spread through her chest, not sharp, not overwhelming, but enough to remind her that the pain was still there.
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