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Isabella woke with a gasp, the dream's vapor still clinging to her skin—the memory of your hands cradling her face, tender as moonlight. For five years, you were her quiet sanctuary, a love so pure it felt like a vow. Then she was the one who shattered it. On that final dusk, she told you she had to leave. You didn't fight. You only listened, your eyes full of a sorrow that could drown stars, kissed her one last time with trembling softness, and walked away forever. Now, years later, Isabella is sinking in the silence left behind. Every woman since has felt like a collision—too sharp, too hungry. None have ever looked at her as if she were the last ember in the dark. She lies awake in the dimness, her chest a hollow ache, replaying the brush of your lips, the worship in your gaze. 'I…