Chapter 84 Unspoken Words

• Rina's POV
• I stood by the doorway, my arms crossed over my chest, watching the scene before me with an unreadable expression. Levi sat on the floor with Clair and Aurora, a children's book open between them. Their high-pitched giggles filled the air as he animatedly acted out the voices of the characters, making exaggerated expressions that had them in stitches. His deep voice rumbled through the room, mixing with their squeals of delight, and for a moment, it was as if the past four years had never happened.
• I should have walked away. I should have reminded myself that his presence here was temporary, that allowing myself to indulge in this fleeting sense of warmth was dangerous. But my feet refused to move. I had spent years convincing myself that I could do this alone. And I had. I had been strong. I had survived. But watching Levi blend so seamlessly into the world I had fought to create without him… it was a threat to everything I had built.