"I'll think about it, Liam," he said, his voice a mere whisper. "I'm not promising anything, but I'll think about it."
Liam nodded, his understanding evident. He knew that Galen needed time, that the wounds of the past were still raw. He knew that the reunion could be a chance for healing, for closure, for a new beginning.
But he also knew that it could be a Pandora's Box, a chance for old wounds to reopen, for painful memories to resurface. He could only hope that Galen would choose to face his past, to find peace, to find his way back to happiness...
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The grand oak doors of Maxwell University's Grand Hall loomed before Ciara, their imposing grandeur a stark contrast to the fluttering in her stomach. She took a deep breath, the scent of old books and p
