Chapter 309 Epilogue: Landon and Alyssa I

The night before Lucien left, he felt like drowning his thoughts

in a bottle.

Drinking alone was too dreary, so he called up Landon, who seemed just as weighed down by his own troubles.

“Lucien, tell me, what’s so wrong with me? Why doesn’t she see me?” Landon grumbled, swirling his glass.

Lucien shot him a sidelong glance, a wry smirk tugging at his lips.

In his mind, he scoffed. If he couldn’t win over the woman he loved, it was no surprise Landon was striking out.

“Who’s got you all twisted up?” Lucien asked, his curiosity piqued.

Landon glanced at him, hesitating, then dodged the question.

“What about you? Got your heart in knots too?”

Lucien didn’t answer, just poured himself another drink, the amber liquid catching the light.

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Both men sat, wrapped in their private aches, glasses clinking

in a wordless toast to their shared misery.

Their only plan for the night was to drink until the world blurred.

Landon caved first, slumping over the table, mumbling Alyssa’s name as the driver helped him stumble back to his apartment.

No one was there to catch the quiet confession of his lonely heart.

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Alyssa and Landon had been at each other’s throats since they were kids.

To Alyssa, Landon was the pettiest guy she knew.

Older by years, he never let her win–not at games, not at anything.

As kids, he’d swipe her toys; as they grew, his teasing only got sharper.

From her earliest memories, Landon held the top spot on her list of people she couldn’t stand.

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Then came the day her mother returned, her face pale and

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broken.

“Alyssa, your father… there’s been a car accident. He didn’t

survive.”

Alyssa’s world collapsed.

She’d been counting on her dad to bring home that new doll she’d begged for. How could he be gone? They’d just talked yesterday, laughing over the phone.

At the funeral, for once, Landon didn’t poke fun.

Alyssa huddled in a corner

found her

Aly,” Landon said softly, his

with quiet cries. The sound tugged at Landon’s teenage heart,

off you from now on,” he said, his tone

the wound of losing her

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keeping her company as

black.

finally found them,

face and ran

“Mom, I’m here!”

so much as glance back at

long time after that, the

paths again, Alyssa was different. She was quieter and more withdrawn. The fearless, mischievous little princess seemed to

heard about Elena’s remarriage and could sense

and the others threw

Luna clashed, and Alyssa stormed off, locking herself in her room, refusing to

She felt small, forgotten.

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found.

was fawning over

on her bed, Alyssa’s eyes welled up

to scoff at Luna’s tears. Now, she felt she

different.

at her window

flung open the window, and Landon climbed in, all gangly

heist?” Alyssa quipped, her

her hair with a playful roughness. “Get your head out of the clouds, Alyssa. I brought you some turkey. It

throat tightening as tears threatened

panic in his eyes. “Whoa, you crying

Alyssa snapped, though the heat in

like an attempt

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the turkey, then tilted her head. “Why the window?

sheepish grin spreading. “Thought

out. Eat up, and no more

out the window with stubborn determination.

after him.

paused on the sill, tossing her

was probably the first time she had willingly thanked

caught Landon leaping from the window, his face a mix of amusement and confusion.

with the acrobatics?”

jump. Thought I’d see how far I could go starting from the second

he called, striding

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shook his head and went to check on Alyssa, but she

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home, Alyssa kept to herself, opening up only to her grandfather,

to board at school,”

outrage. “Board? And who’s gonna bake you those

She drives me up the wall, and I don’t want

got you

mumbled, unable to

you’re staying put,” Allen said firmly. “You don’t have to hang

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