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Nea
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I stand before Chase, my heart racing in my chest, as he kneels in front of me, holding a glistening ring in his trembling hand. My hands are pressed tightly over my mouth, trying to stifle the sobs that threaten to escape, while tears stream down my cheeks.
In this moment, the world fades away, and it's just him and me—the man I fell in love with from the very first moment I saw him. He takes a deep breath, his voice quivering with raw emotion as he begins to speak.
"Nea," he says, his words as soft as a sigh but carrying the weight of the world. "From the moment I met you, my life has transformed in ways I never thought possible. I was lost in a never-ending night, drowning in my own despair. But then you appeared, a radiant star in my darkness, and you broug
