Chapter 31
Chapter 27: The Weight of Truth Lila sat down on the couch in Ethan’s apartment, her mind spinning. The air felt thick between them, charged with the unspoken words that hung like a storm cloud, ready to break. She stared at Ethan, her thoughts in chaos. The truth he had just shared was more than she had bargained for, more than she had ever expected. She had asked for honesty, but now that she had it, the reality was almost too much to comprehend. Ethan stood by the window, his back to her, his shoulders slumped in defeat. He seemed smaller than he had before, as though the weight of his past was finally crushing him. Lila could see the pain in the way he held himself, the vulnerability in his posture. He was breaking, but not in a way she knew how to fix. After what felt like an etern
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