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In the Quiet After

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Time 5h 56m

Reads 161
Votes 7
Parts 25
Time 5h 56m

Mature

artwork fiction mysterious reincarnation romance

If you were on your third and final life, would you stop yourself from loving someone new? Is the soul truly bound to the past, or can you fight for a different future?

Nadia, an art historian fascinated by the origins of artistic forms and the deep stories they carry, never expected a simple restoration project to unravel a mystery centuries in the making. When she stumbles upon an unfinished painting that feels hauntingly sad, she becomes obsessed with uncovering its origins. Her search leads her to Theo, a young artist who has never once finished a piece with true satisfaction-until now.
As they work together to complete the forgotten masterpiece, their connection grows, blurring the lines between past and present. But when Luna arrives-an enigmatic art collector who seems to know more than she lets on-Nadia starts to question if this story began long before she was even part of it.
Theo has never been able to finish a painting the way he wants to. But will he finish this one... when it holds the answer to everything?
And in the quiet after the brushstroke, will the truth still feel the same?All Rights Reserved

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