Never Let You Down

Cora's voice hung in the evening air. The weight of her declaration settled over the towering wrought-iron gates, silencing the rustling leaves of the nearby oak trees. The dying sunlight cast long, dramatic shadows across the cobblestone driveway.

Victor sat motionless on the wrought-iron bench. His stoic facade held firm, but the sudden, rigid stillness of his broad shoulders betrayed the profo