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He turned the mug in his hands. “Because I didn’t know how to stay. I thought leaving was kinder than being a ghost in the house. I was wrong.” He looked at her. “I’m not asking for forgiveness. I’m just asking to make your coffee in the mornings.”

One night, she found him on the balcony, staring at the city lights. She joined him with two mugs of tea.

“I am.”

Daniel was quiet. Then: “I missed fifteen years of your life, Emma. I’m not trying to buy my way back. I just want to be here. Quietly. If you’ll let me.”

“Yeah?”

“The cooking. The notes. The… being useful.”

“Do what?”

He patted the cushion next to him. “Then sit. I’ll read to you. No plot spoilers—it’s about a fox who teaches a prince how to love.”