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Chapter 26/27

IM NOT CRYING IM NOT CRYING IM NOT CRYING

“Oh, wonderful.” The words come out in a snarl punctuated by a gasp that bows her spine off the pillows. “The man responsible for this finally shows up!”
I flinch at her shout. “I came as fast as I⁠—”
“You came fast the night you put this child inside me, too, and look where that got us!”

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Lmao Elara girlll 💀🤣

“Crown me yours, Elara. Because I am, and I will never again not be.”

My fingers rise to the circlet. The metal hums as I lift it free, almost as if it knows. It leaves a phantom weight behind, a ghost of pressure, as I step forward, rise onto my toes, and settle the crown onto his dark curls.

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What’s going on now? 😭😩

His mouth finds the hollow of my throat, where he whispers, “I love you.”

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Fucking finally, Vale!

“I have longed for you…” he whispers gently, “longer than I had a name for longing. My own wife. My own companion.” The words settle between us like stones sinking into still water, letting that gold-tinged warmth in my chest rise. “I have likely loved you longer than I realized.”