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.

corner

found her

Landon said softly, his voice

shoulders trembling with quiet cries. The sound tugged at Landon’s

from now

no words could heal the wound of losing her

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didn’t try again. He just sat beside her, silent, keeping her company as she cried from sunset until the

black.

Alyssa’s mother, Elena, finally

and ran to

“Mom, I’m here!”

as

long time after that,

paths again, Alyssa was different. She was quieter and more withdrawn. The fearless,

Elena’s remarriage and could sense Alyssa’s growing

Zane and the others threw a big birthday

Alyssa stormed off, locking herself in her room, refusing to attend

She felt small, forgotten.

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found.

over the person

her bed, Alyssa’s eyes welled

to scoff at Luna’s tears.

different.

sudden knock at her

outside. She flung open the window, and Landon climbed in, all

pulling a heist?” Alyssa quipped, her voice wobbly but

hair with a playful roughness. “Get your head out of the clouds, Alyssa. I brought

food, her throat tightening

a flash of panic in his eyes. “Whoa, you crying

though the

sounded more like an attempt to hide

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the turkey, then tilted her head. “Why the window? What’s with the

a sheepish grin spreading. “Thought it’d be more… epic this

more waterworks, got it?” he said,

him clamber back out the window

after him.

sill, tossing

time she had willingly thanked

Alden caught Landon leaping from the window, his face

with the acrobatics?”

hands, flashing a grin. “Just training for the long jump. Thought I’d see how far I could go starting from the second

ya!” he called, striding

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home, Alyssa kept to herself, opening

to board at school,” she said, her voice sweet

“Board? And who’s gonna bake you those little treats

“I just don’t like Luna. She drives me up the wall, and

“What’s got you so

mumbled, unable to pin down one reason

have

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