Chapter 283 Unsaid Words

Ella

As we pulled up to the lookout point, the dazzling city lights sprawled out beneath us like a twinkling tapestry.

The vastness of the view was breathtaking, and I felt a small shiver run down my spine, not from the cold, but from the sheer beauty of it all. Logan parked the car and turned off the ignition. The silence of the night was only punctuated by the faint hum of the city below.

“Come on,” he whispered, gesturing for me to follow. We clambered onto the hood of the car, the cool metal pressing into my legs, and sat side by side, staring out at the shimmering skyline.

The vast city lights stretched out before us, flickering in a rhythmic dance of night. It felt as if we were suspended between two worlds-the serenity of the elevated viewpoint and the bustling city below.

“It looks so small from up here,” I murmured, my fingers absentmindedly tracing patterns on the cool metal of the car hood beneath us. “But when I’m in it, it feels endless.”

Logan chuckled softly, his eyes crinkling with amusement. “Big cities have that effect. What was your home city like?”

me. “I was lucky, I quess, I began, my mind drifting back to earlier

street. We went there all of the time.

born and before Moana and my dad got together. It was back when Moana

to absorb my words, looking out at the distant horizon. After a

what he was referring to. Taking a deep breath, I nodded.

was the product of a one night stand.” He waited, giving me the space to continue or not. I appreciated

my voice growing soft, “I don’t really care about biology. Moana has been more of a mother to me than my biological mother ever was. She’s filled our home with love, warmth, and laughter. I’m so grateful

smile played on Logan’s lips. “She must

She’s the reason I believe in unconditional

night, softer than I’d ever heard it. “You’re very

creep up my cheeks, making me thankful

to the sleek machine we were perched on. “This is a really nice car,”

was palpable, yet it also held an underlying tension, like an unsaid secret just

old enough, I began saving up for my first car-this car. And as soon as

at him, intrigued. “An escape

his jaw clenching slightly. “From my home life,” he murmured, sounding somewhat apprehensive. I frowned, unsure if I should pry, but curiosity got the better of me. “Was it that bad? Your home

was sharing a heavy secret. “It wasn’t a good way to grow up,” he admitted. “And you know what’s funny? I sometimes

taken aback. “What do you

a loving family. I always thought you get one or the other.

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