In the arms of two sins
Elias said, his voice growing more serious.
He drove us to a small, private cinema he had booked out. He made me close my eyes as he led me inside, his hands over my face until we were seated in the middle of the empty theater. When I opened them, the massive screen flickered, but no movie started. Instead, the theater remained bathed in a soft, golden light as bold, simple letters filled the darkness: **HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARA.**
I gasped, the air catching in my throat as I turned to him in the dimness. My mind raced through the dates of the last few weeks, realizing my birthday was long gone. "Elias... my birthday passed. It was weeks ago."
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