Alive and healthy
Yet confusion remained. The fishermen—alive, strong, standing—looked first to Win, then each other. Their faces carried shame. “We didn’t know what else to do,” one admitted softly.
Emily’s chest tightened. Their disappearance wasn’t fate. It was choice. They hadn’t been swept away by storms or tragedy—they had vanished deliberately, carving a life in the shadows.
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