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The sun dips toward the waterline, washing the sea in gold and deep violet. Each wave breaks with a steady, familiar rhythm, a sound that used to mean comfort. A salty wind stirs the sand and lifts strands of Ezra's fair hair as he sits beside me, his attention lost on the horizon. I've memorized this view—the line of his shoulder, the soft brown eyes now catching the last light—but tonight it feels like a photograph I'm about to tear. My pulse thuds in my throat as I turn toward him, and he turns toward me, our movements mirrored. Our lips part at the same instant. 'I have something to say,' we speak together, and I let out a shaky, incredulous laugh. Colour rises high on his cheeks, and his gaze finds mine, steady but afraid. 'I'm seeing someone,' he tells me, the words falling like…