Bound By A Broken Night
he said, his voice trembling slightly—not from weakness, but from emotion long held.
“From our first full harvest this season.”
For a brief moment, everything seemed to still. Cassie’s breath caught.
She stepped forward, Ashton and Kai instinctively moving with her, steadying both her and the basket as she accepted it. Her fingers brushed against the fruits—firm, warm, real.
A harvest born from hope.
“They’re beautiful…” she whispered, her voice softer than before, touched by something deeper than gratitude.
“They’re because of you,” another farmer said, stepping forward, his eyes shining with sincerity.
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