Chapter 20: The Name That Shouldn’t Exist

Alex’s POV

For a moment, I didn’t even realize I’d said it.

The name slipped out between breaths, low and raw.

“Ella.”

It wasn’t a conscious choice.

It wasn’t even a thought.

It was instinct.

And the second it left my mouth, something inside me went still.

The world seemed to narrow, and eve...

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