Chapter 21
Luna’s POV The days since Alexander’s confession had been quiet, unsettling even. His words, though softened, echoed in my mind long after he’d left the room. “I can’t keep pretending I don’t care.” Those words had been a twist in the story I thought I understood, yet here I was, still uncertain of what he truly meant by them. Was it just a fleeting moment of weakness, or something more? I tried to shake off the confusion, focusing on my recovery. Physically, I was nearly back to full strength, but emotionally, I remained tangled in a web of doubts and fear. It was as if the closer I got to the end of our contract, the more real everything became—his actions, our relationship, and the future that I wasn’t sure I wanted. It was late afternoon when I found myself wandering through the man
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