Chapter 49 — No More Running
By the time Monday arrived, Aurora had grown tired of arguing with herself. It had become a quiet routine she no longer questioned. Every morning began with the same determination to focus on work, and every evening ended with the uncomfortable realization that she had spent part of the day thinking about someone she had repeatedly promised herself to keep at a professional distance. The contradiction was exhausting. Work still came first. It always would. Yet somewhere along the way, another priority had slipped into her life without asking permission. She wasn’t sure when that had happened, she only knew pretending otherwise had stopped working. ⸻ “You look terrible.” Amelia placed a cup of coffee on the desk before taking the chair opposite her. Aurora looked up from the contr
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