Chapter 39

The door clicked softly shut behind him as he stepped into the room, tension thickening the air.

For a long moment, we simply stared at each other, the past stretching and fraying between us like an old, torn tapestry.

Kovak was the first to break the silence.

He looked down, exhaling sharply, before raising his eyes to meet mine—eyes that once held promises and dreams, now filled with regret.

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