Chapter 61: Confronting Loss
(Lucas's POV)
The tension hung in the air like an oppressive fog. Dominic stood stiffly, his frame rigid as steel, as we lingered at the front of Amelia's former apartment building. Words from earlier replayed in my mind.
"She's moving out," Janice had said.
Dominic’s eyes had widened slightly before narrowing, his expression cold and unreadable. But I saw behind it—more than I wanted to.
"Moving out?" he'd repeated, his voice low but brittle.
Even now, it echoed in my ears.
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Janice shifted uncomfortably under Dominic’s intensity. She glanced at me like I could somehow intervene. But all I could offer was an awkward cough.
"Yes," she said, her tone softer now, as though realizing the landmine she'd stepped onto. "Amelia’s… relocating. I tho
