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Ria
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My heart raced as Arlo's words hung in the air, his voice a distant echo amid the storm swirling within me. "We'll be waiting out here," he said gently, his hand warm on my shoulder. I nodded, my throat tightening as I struggled to form even a single word. Emotions—a lifetime's worth of them—clenched in my chest, stealing my ability to speak.
I took a step forward, my feet unsteady beneath me, and the door seemed to rush towards me as if pulled by some unseen force. The road between the beach house and the hospital felt like the longest road as Arlo and I made our way here after my father called us to let us know they had arrived. Ever since Layla told me that Alexa was alive and my father told me what he and Kol had discovered, I had done nothing but pray that my s
