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The bluntness of Meteor's question hit me square in the chest, leaving me breathless.

So, he had heard it.

Had he heard everything from the beginning?

I’d known this day would come, the day when my secret was exposed.

But not like this. Not so soon.

With a heavy heart, I pushed myself up into a sitting position.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Meteor leaning against a tree, one knee bent.

I couldn’t bring myself to look directly at his face.

“...I’m sorry.”

Those were the only words I could muster.

I’d often imagined what I would say when my secret was inevitably discovered. I had prepared countless excuses in my mind, rehearsed ways to justify myself.

I had my share of grievances, after all.

But none of those preparations mattered now.

The only thing I could feel was an overwhelming sense of guilt, so much so that I would have knelt before him if he’d asked.

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