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Say I Love You When We Meet Again

Say I Love You When We Meet Again

Author: Eni Adam
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Chapter 1 The Girl Who Didn't Belong

Word Count: 2745    |    Released on: 14/06/2025

sunset, stretched across an endless golden field. The wheat swayed in a gentle, hypnotic rhythm, each stalk whispering secrets against its neighbor in a breeze that felt less like air

dreams and a nameless sadness. But as she stepped onto the gleaming silver train, she couldn't shake the oppressive sense that something immense was looming on the horizon. The familiar feeling of waiting was intensifying, coiling in her stomach like a spring. The air itself felt charged, thick with potential energy. Everything, her entire life, was about to change. She knew it with a certainty that terrified her. Ardent Corp towered above the rest of the city's skyline like a cold, magnificent cathedral of glass and ambition. Where the buildings in Rosehill were warm brick and aged wood, this was all sharp angles and reflective surfaces, a monument to power and progress. The lobby was a study in intimidating opulence: acres of veined white marble floor so polished she could see her own anxious reflection, a sleek, abstract modern sculpture of twisted chrome that dominated the center of the space, and a sterile, expensive scent of lemon-tinged leather and crisp citrus that hung in the perfectly climate-controlled air. Everyone moved with a fierce, unswerving purpose: sharp stiletto heels clicking a staccato rhythm, low, urgent voices discussing mergers and acquisitions, phones and tablets glued to hands and ears. She approached the vast security desk, her small voice almost swallowed by the cavernous space. "Amara Valencia. I'm here for the internship program." The guard, impeccably uniformed, scanned a list, found her name, and handed her a temporary badge. She clutched the plastic card like a lifeline, her thumb tracing the letters. Amara Valencia. Intern, Design Division. It felt both unreal and like the most real thing that had ever happened to her. The elevator was a silent, mirrored capsule that shot skyward with a stomach-lurching speed. She was alone, confronted by a dozen reflections of herself each version looking just as wide-eyed, nervous, and out of place as the real one. She smoothed down her dress, took a steadying breath, and tried to project a confidence she did not feel. When the doors slid open with a near-silent whoosh, she stepped into a different world. The top-floor executive suite was a study in minimalist luxury and profound silence. There were no clacking keyboards, no ringing phones, no hushed conversations. The walls were panels of dark, polished stone, and one entire side of the floor was made of floor-to-ceiling windows, revealing a breathtaking, dizzying sweep of Velinora City laid out like a map below. The air was still and cool. At the far end of the vast, open space, a figure stood silhouetted against the immense window, his back to her, perfectly still, watching the city. He didn't move as she entered, her soft-soled shoes making no sound on the plush charcoal carpet. The silence stretched, becoming oppressive. She felt like an intruder in a sacred space. Amara cleared her throat, the sound absurdly loud in the quiet. "Mr. Ardent?" He turned. And the world stopped. Their eyes met. Her breath caught, strangled in her throat. All the air was sucked from the room. The meticulously designed office, the panoramic view, the very ground beneath her feet it all blurred into a meaningless smear of color. All that existed were his eyes. Silver-gray. The exact shade from her dreams. The same stormy, moonlit color. They were colder here, harder, unreadable... but the shape, the intensity, the very soul behind them was devastatingly, impossibly familiar. It was a recognition that hit her not in her mind, but in her bones, in her blood, a seismic tremor that tore through her chest and left her dizzy. For a heart-stopping moment, she was back in the golden field, the wheat whispering, the ache of loss a physical wound. Leo Ardent took a slow, deliberate step forward, his face a mask of perfect, composed neutrality. But his eyes... his eyes were doing something else entirely. They were scanning her face with an intensity that was almost violent, drinking in every detail as if he were a man dying of thirst and she was an oasis. "You're late," he said. But his voice wasn't irritated or accusatory. It was... distant. hollow. Shaken. Like he'd just seen a ghost and was struggling to maintain his footing in the real world. "I-" She shook herself, forcing her brain to form words, to engage with reality. "I'm sorry. The elevator, the security desk it took longer than I" He waved a dismissive hand, a gesture so effortlessly commanding it silenced her immediately. But he didn't stop staring. His gaze was a physical weight, pinning her in place. Her heart was pounding so hard she was sure he could see it hammering against the fabric of her dress. The question rose from the deepest, most instinctual part of her, bypassing all filters of professionalism and propriety. "Have we..." she began, her voice barely a whisper. "Have we met before?" It was a insane thing to ask the CEO of a billion-dollar corporation during an internship interview. It was the question of a lovestruck fan or a complete lunatic. But she couldn't help it. The words were torn from her. A muscle in Leo's jaw tightened, a minute flicker of tension that was the only crack in his impeccable armor. His eyes finally broke away from hers, glancing out at t

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1 Chapter 1 The Girl Who Didn't Belong2 Chapter 2 His Eyes In Every Life3 Chapter 3 The One who Ended Her4 Chapter 4 The Sigil Of The Flame5 Chapter 5 The Fire In His Name6 Chapter 6 The Crown Of Fire7 Chapter 7 The Hollow Crown8 Chapter 8 Ashes Of The First Flame9 Chapter 9 The Ember Pact10 Chapter 10 A Lady Of Ashes11 Chapter 11 A Kingdom Of Cinders12 Chapter 12 Embers Of Echoes13 Chapter 13 Shadows In The Morning Light14 Chapter 14 Echoes Of The Unnamed15 Chapter 15 The First Memory16 Chapter 16 Threads Of Her Name17 Chapter 17 The Star That Fell18 Chapter 18 The Hunt Begins19 Chapter 19 Fire In The Blood20 Chapter 20 The Man She Forgot21 Chapter 21 The Unseen Thread22 Chapter 22 The Flame That Lied23 Chapter 23 Blood Of The Flame24 Chapter 24 Ashblood Oath25 Chapter 25 The Embers Crown26 Chapter 26 The Lady Rises27 Chapter 27 Ash And Echo28 Chapter 28 Fire Thay Forgets29 Chapter 29 The Vault Remembers30 Chapter 30 The Girl With No Past31 Chapter 31 Ashes to Bloom32 Chapter 32 Shadowborne33 Chapter 33 Bones of the Wyrmvault34 Chapter 34 The Last Fragment35 Chapter 35 The Monster's Memory36 Chapter 36 Ash Crowned37 Chapter 37 The Flame Unbound38 Chapter 38 The Pact Rekindled39 Chapter 39 The Eyes That Watch40 Chapter 40 A New Blaze41 Chapter 41 The Child Of Flame42 Chapter 42 The Moonborn Convenant43 Chapter 43 The Heartborn44 Chapter 44 The Girl Who Waited In The Wind45 Chapter 45 When Fire Meets Shadow46 Chapter 46 The River Between Flames47 Chapter 47 The Ember That Chose48 Chapter 48 The Woman Who Waited49 Chapter 49 Ashes Of Forgiveness50 Chapter 50 The Pact Rewritten51 Chapter 51 The Children Of Cinder52 Chapter 52 Ashborne Rising53 Chapter 53 The Ember Queen's Terms54 Chapter 54 The Fire Between Us55 Chapter 55 Sister Of Ash, Lover Of Light56 Chapter 56 When The Frame57 Chapter 57 The Echo Thief58 Chapter 58 The Bond That Burned59 Chapter 59 The Mirror That Lied60 Chapter 60 Ashes Beneath The Crown61 Chapter 61 The Crown And The Curse62 Chapter 62 The Seventh Flame63 Chapter 63 Ashen Whispers64 Chapter 64 The Warden's Fire65 Chapter 65 Ashes Remembered66 Chapter 66 He Who Burned Twice67 Chapter 67 What The Flame Remembers68 Chapter 68 The Tomb That Breathes69 Chapter 69 The Ash Bearer's Oath70 Chapter 70 When Ash Walks Among Flame71 Chapter 71 The Valley Of Mirrors72 Chapter 72 The Choice Beneath Flame73 Chapter 73 The Soulfire Pact74 Chapter 74 The First Dawn75 Chapter 75 The Shadow That Wears Her Name76 Chapter 76 When Shadows Make Allies77 Chapter 77 The Siege Before the War78 Chapter 78 The Queen's Offer79 Chapter 79 The Fracture The Flame80 Chapter 80 The Door Of Unmaking81 Chapter 81 The Warden's Last Stand82 Chapter 82 The Bargain Returns83 Chapter 83 The Choice Of Forggeting84 Chapter 84 The Spy In The Flame85 Chapter 85 The Face Behind The Shadow86 Chapter 86 The Smile That Lies87 Chapter 87 The Board Changes88 Chapter 88 The Knight's Gambit89 Chapter 89 The Echo in the Blood90 Chapter 90 The Ruins of Valemire91 Chapter 91 Ashes and Echoes92 Chapter 92 The Hunter's Mark93 Chapter 93 The Unfinished Binding94 Chapter 94 The Ashen Road95 Chapter 95 The Spire Awakens96 Chapter 96 Chains Of Fire97 Chapter 97 The Third Part98 Chapter 98 The Shard's Revenge99 Chapter 99 The World That Trembled100 Chapter 100 The World Stirs