*"When Love Burned Slowly"* 💔🔥 (A tale of sweet beginnings and a tragic end…)
<p> *Episode 5</p><h1>Tangled Hearts — Chapter Five: The Unexpected Kiss*</h1><p><br/></p><p>The rain fell gently on the rooftop of Deniem’s small apartment as Aisha leaned against the window, watching the droplets race each other. The air between them was thick — not with tension, but something sweeter… deeper.</p><p><br/></p><p>Deniem walked over slowly, holding two mugs of hot chocolate. “You always love the rain,” he said softly.</p><p><br/></p><p>Aisha turned, taking the mug, their fingers brushing. That slight contact sparked something — her breath caught. “It reminds me of calm… of moments like this.”</p><p><br/></p><p>They sat in silence for a moment, the sound of rain filling the gap. Deniem stared at her — not just her beauty, but her peace, her fire, everything he’d tried to deny he felt.</p><p><br/></p><p>“I can't keep pretending,” he said suddenly. Aisha blinked. “Pretending what?”</p><p><br/></p><p>“That I don’t think about you. That I don’t feel something real whenever I’m near you.”</p><p><br/></p><p>She looked down, heart pounding. Then up at him. Her voice was barely a whisper: “Then don’t pretend.”</p><p><br/></p><p>And just like that, like the world paused for them, Deniem leaned in — slow, unsure. Aisha met him halfway.</p><p>The kiss was soft at first. Then hungry. Desperate. As if both had been waiting for this moment all their lives.</p><p><br/></p><p>The storm outside raged on. But inside… something far more powerful had just begun.</p><p><br/></p>
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