The Unseeing Heart

Previously

…Elias looked at the macaron, then at Beatrice, her quiet strength a constant presence. Perhaps his heart hadn’t led him astray after all. Perhaps it had led him here, to this moment of humbling realization, to this quiet understanding that true connection, like true baking, required more than just blind faith. It required honesty, communication, and a willingness to learn, even from the most enigmatic of rivals. And as he looked towards Anya, who was now packing up her station, a new thought, a flicker of something unexpected, began to stir within him.