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Chapter 58 - Chapter 58 - The Gloves

Iyisha finished folding the last of her clothes and set the neat stack on the chair. The room was quiet except for the faint hum of voices drifting up from the courtyard. She sat on the edge of the bed, her hands still for once, waiting for Malcolm to return.

The door opened with a low creak. Malcolm stepped inside, his boots carrying the dust of the yard. He closed the door behind him and looked at her.

"Did you already eat?" he asked.

Iyisha nodded, even though she had not touched a thing since morning.

Malcolm studied her for a moment, his gaze steady, then set his jacket aside. The silence stretched, heavy with what she had yet to say.

She opened her mouth to speak, then stopped, the words dying in her throat. For a moment she sat frozen on the bed, her hands tightening in her lap. Then she reached into her bag and pulled out the two small boxes, setting them on the blanket between them.

"I got these," she said quietly.

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