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**Chapter 6: The Storm Within**
Eleanor stepped away from Sebastian, clutching Genevieve's letter like a fragment of an unfinished puzzle. She wanted to believe him—to trust that his heart was wholly hers—but doubt gnawed at the edges of her mind.
"Did you ever look for her?" Eleanor asked, her voice a whisper.
Sebastian hesitated. The flickering candlelight danced across his face, illuminating the storm within his gaze. "I waited," he admitted. "But love isn't about chasing ghosts, Eleanor. It's about choosing someone in the present."
The words should have reassured her, but they didn't. The weight of Genevieve's absence loomed over them like an unfinished melody—a song Sebastian had never truly let go.
Desperate to escape her own thoughts, Eleanor fled into the night. Rain began to fall in delicate droplets, tracing icy fingers down her arms. She didn't know where she was running—only that she needed distance. But before she could disappear completely, Sebastian caught up to her, gripping her wrist gently.
"Don't walk away," he pleaded.
Eleanor searched his face, her heart hammering against her ribcage. "I don't want to be someone's second choice."
Sebastian's grip tightened just slightly. "You are my only choice, Eleanor."
And then, before she could protest, he kissed her—hard, desperate, as if trying to erase every doubt with the press of his lips. The rain poured around them, washing away the past, leaving only the present.
Only them.
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