Lucien POV
Three months.
It had been three months since Aria disappeared.
Three months since I found her goodbye letter lying in my trembling hands.
Three months of searching every place I thought she might have gone.
And still...
Nothing.
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I stood outside Rosewood Bistro, staring through the window.
The place hadn't changed.
The smell of fresh coffee still drifted into the street.
Customers still came and went.
But to me...
It felt empty.
The seat where Aria used to rest during her break remained untouched in my mind.
I could still picture her smiling at me from behind the counter.
I closed my eyes.
The memory hurt.
"Lucien."
I turned to see Mia walking toward me.
She gave me a sympathetic smile.
"You're here again."
"I thought maybe..." I began before trailing of
