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Maya returned to New York on a gray afternoon, the skyline rising through the taxi window like something familiar yet faintly unwelcoming. Nearly a month in London had softened her edges. The air there had been gentler, filled with Tatiana’s warm insistence and Adela’s quiet watchfulness. Here, everything felt sharper. Faster. Colder. She pressed her palm lightly against her abdomen as the car pulled up to the condo, a subtle reminder that her body had not fully forgiven her for the strain of the past months. Calvin did not come down to meet her. He had known her flight details. She had texted when she landed. His reply had been brief: “Okay.” When she opened the front door, the condo smelled faintly different. Not dramatically. Just unfamiliar enough to make her pause before stepping i
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