Chapter 115Ariella’s POVEli stood beside me quietly, his curious eyes moving between the strangers and me.The afternoon breeze drifted softly through the street, but the tension around us felt heavy enough to suffocate.Selene looked seconds away from breaking down completely.Meanwhile, Adrian remained calmer, though I could still see the emotion carefully hidden behind his expression.Neither of them looked dangerous.But after everything I had survived, trust no longer came easily to me.Especially where Eli was concerned.I instinctively rested a protective hand on his shoulder.“Go inside for a moment,” I told him gently.Eli frowned slightly. “But—”“Please.”He hesitated, clearly curious, but eventually nodded before quietly stepping back into the house.The moment the door shut behind him, silence settled heavily between us again.Selene wiped quickly at her tears.“I’m sorry,” she whispered shakily. “It’s just… he looks so much like Ethan.”Pain tightened inside my chest i
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