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In the shadow of diamonds (The Diamond He Never Saw)

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Reads 1,238
Votes 237
Parts 45
Time 4h 54m

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He never said he loved her. But sometimes silence cuts deeper than words ever could.

Sienna never walked away-not really. She stayed, she waited, she felt, while Nicholas mastered the art of saying nothing. But in the stillness between them, something fragile began to fracture.

Now, with their paths crossing again in the shimmer of winter and the shadows of old secrets, Sienna finds herself caught in the quiet pull of what could've been-and maybe still is.

Leonardo offers her clarity. Warmth. A promise without conditions. But love isn't always a rescue-it can be a reckoning.

Torn between a man who speaks in silences and another who says all the right things, Sienna must confront the past that shaped her and the future she dares to want.

Because some hearts bruise without breaking.
Some goodbyes are never spoken.
And some shadows shine brighter than diamonds.All Rights Reserved

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Every Time You Looked Away

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