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• With each passing moment, the reality of Liam’s revelations twisted deeper, churning inside me like a tempest. The weight of the fight ahead had thickened the air between us, but there was also a newfound determination—a willingness to rise from the ashes of our entangled past.
• We found ourselves standing together again, side by side—but this time, it felt as though the chains binding us were slowly beginning to unshackle. “I’m going to find Niyla,” Liam said, breaking the silence that had stretched between us. “I need her to understand.”
• He turned away, his footsteps resolute, confidence beginning to drape over his shoulders. But deep down, I sensed the flicker of apprehension radiating beneath his determination. I couldn’t let him face Niyla alone—an unexpected pang of protectiveness surged within me.