Chapter 295

Dusk, and the last rays of the sun stretched over the empty highway.

After pushing through the rush hour, the black SUV now cruised along an increasingly deserted road. All around, lush green wheat fields rippled with life, but there wasn't another car in sight.

That's when Mila stirred awake.

Her eyes were unfocused, her mind still tangled in dreams. Ever since they'd left Kingsford, she found herself trapped in memories-moments from her past she'd tried so hard to forget. Now, each page of those old files seemed to dredge them up, forcing her to relive everything again and again, as if fate itself was prodding her to reckon with it all.

It was as if she couldn't move forward-couldn't begin anew—until she faced her past and put it to rest.

"You're awake?"

Archie, who'd been driving, glanced at her. He was the kind of guy who couldn't stay quiet for long, and after holding his tongue half the trip, now that he had an audience, he couldn't help but chatter.

"So, tell me, are you really Daphne or not?"

"Are you still working on your comic?"

robot survive after its wings broke and fell from the sky? Is it

begging you, don't let the little

I swear I'll out you. Your fans on social media have been patiently waiting for years. If they

on he

eyes shut, hoping

don't fall asleep

the second Mila closed

time he brought up Daphne or the little robot, she

that day he'd seen Mila from the window-she'd hurled the little robot at Lysander in

when he'd cooled off, he couldn't help but wonder if that robot

after years of marriage, who would want to hold

him! Archie was a die-hard fan of the little robot.

was thinking—and even if she had, she wouldn't have known what

her back to

up front, eyes locked on the young man darting across the court. Every time he leapt, his jersey fluttered behind him, and Mila felt her heart

only had

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