look in the mirror
Author: Lev Bodgan
last update2025-03-27 22:16:48

After returning from Adam’s presence, Arkanza felt confused.

"Did his brain break because Isabella left him? But Maria is with him now—there’s no way she’s not giving him what he needs, right?"

Arkanza sighed and stood in front of the large mirror in his room. The dim light cast a soft glow on his face, creating faint shadows around him. He studied his reflection in silence, tracing every line and contour of his face as if searching for something he had long ignored.

His eyes moved from one feature to another—his perfectly arched eyebrows, his slightly sharp nose, his thin lips. He raised his hand, touching his cheek lightly, then let out a deep breath.

He had always thought of himself as a part of Adam Smith—a father so powerful, so in control of his life. But the longer he stared at his own face, the more he realized something he had never truly noticed before.

He didn’t actually resemble Adam.

His jawline wasn’t as sharp as his father’s, his eye color was softer, and his skin was s
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