My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

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[The present, Westhaven]

“That pizza was delicious!” Valerie said, feeling content with a full belly.

The two of them stepped outside to sit at the small garden table.

“Love, I noticed you were very quiet during lunch,” Marcus said, intrigued. “That’s not like you–you’re usually talking non–stop!”

“I don’t know,” Valerie admitted. “Lately, I’ve had this strange feeling of unease in my chest. It’s hard to explain, but when you asked earlier about how we found each other again, I felt the same tightness.”

“What do you mean? Explain,” Marcus said, leaning closer with concern.

“When I went back to Hesperia, I felt this way every single day. I always had a lump in my throat, like something bad could happen at any moment. I worried constantly about my daughter. And now, even though that little girl is a grown woman, I still feel it from time to time.”

ever tell Serenity about her biological father’s family?”

was Peter. She

“you know I’ve always supported you. But in this case, I don’t think it’s wise to keep hiding her father’s family from her. I’m about to start working there, and I’ll make sure

without thinking things through. I trust that Maximus would never harm his

love. That’s why we’ve been so careful,” Marcus said, pulling her into a comforting hug and kissing the top of her head.

at him. “You just want to keep enabling her little

you this mucht might have been safer for her to settle there rather than bring her

Palmers. She looks

to figure it out. But listen, I don’t want to stress you out. The safety of the kids comes first, so once they’re here, we’ll keep them under close watch at all times. You don’t have

to worry, and then you

just want to prepare you for reality–I don’t want to sugarcoat

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