The Weight of Truth
Author: Aurora Wynter
last update2025-11-29 20:32:15

The quiet in the room hit Mirko first.

Not the kind of silence that felt peaceful…

but the kind that pressed against your chest like a heavy hand, the kind that made every breath feel like work.

She was sitting on the edge of the bed, knees drawn up, her thumbs worriedly rubbing each other. Her hair was still damp from her shower, a few strands sticking to her cheeks, and her eyes—normally bright, sharp, reactive—looked strangely distant.

Almost hollowed out.

Mirko closed the door behind him silently.

He stood there for a moment, watching her.

Studying her.

Trying to read what she wasn’t saying.

“Hey,” he murmured gently.

She didn’t look up.

He took a slow breath and crossed the room, lowering himself in front of her so they were face to face. His hands rested lightly on her knees.

“Talk to me.”

Her eyes finally lifted to his—wide, hesitant, glassy with unspilled emotion.

“I was thinking,” she whispered.

“About?”

“Everything.”

Mirko’s jaw clenched, a subtle twitch in the corner of his
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