Lilith couldn’t stop thinking about that L & L carving. The small letters, almost worn away by time, were hidden on the side of an old wooden bench near the small lake. But precisely because it looked so old, it felt all the more real. Lucas had truly been there with her.Not just once, not by chance, but many times. And now all the little pieces in Lilith’s memory were starting to connect. Evelyn stood not far from her, watching Lilith’s expression grow increasingly vacant.“You okay?” Evelyn whispered hesitantly.Lilith gave a small, slow laugh. “Honestly? No, Eve...”Lilith looked back at the carving, and her chest felt tight in a strange way. Because the more Lilith remembered Lucas, the harder it became to see him as the monster she’d once wanted to believe he was. What Lilith saw now was someone who had always been there for her. Quiet, alone, and perhaps even lonely.“I think I’m starting to understand why he always knew where to find me,” Lilith murmured.Evelyn raised an eyeb
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