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Letters to the Lighthouse We Never Built

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Mara understood now, but understanding didn't erase the lost years. "I forgive you," she said, "but I need to know you won't disappear again." Theo nodded, slow and serious. "I won't. And I'll prove it." He pulled out a folder of plans he'd already drawn for the lighthouse and laid them on the table.

Mara studied the plans, then looked up. "You really were going to do this without me." Theo shrugged. "I hoped I wouldn't have to." They broke ground that month and finished by autumn. When the light first swept the water, Mara realized he'd kept every promise. He hadn't disappeared. He'd built her a reason to stay.

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