Chapter 56 Secrets and Confessions

The night air is heavy.

I can hear my own heartbeat in it. Fast. Erratic. Not from running. From knowing. From fear.

Riven sits across from me. A small fire between us. The only light. He’s quiet, which makes the silence sharper.

“You’ve been avoiding me,” he says. Not angry. Just… noticing.

“I’...

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