Love's eternal blaze
"Prepare the necessary paperwork. We'll take her."
Adele beamed, her small hands gripping Elena's tightly. She had imagined this moment so many times, being chosen, being wanted. For the first time, she dared to believe that she might finally have a family, a home.
But the happiness had been short-lived. She had thought it was all perfect till it wasn't...
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Adele opened her eyes, the vivid memory dissolving into the present. She felt a tear slip down her cheek, its warmth startling against her cold skin. Quickly, she wiped it away with the sleeve of her hoodie, unwilling to let the past claim her entirely.
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