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CHAPTER 9: A Secret?

Author: Leeha Khalil
last update publish date: 2024-10-24 21:46:19

SOPHIA'S POV

I woke up on a plush bed beneath me. I had never slept on such a large and comfortable bed before. It was different from the bed I used to share with my kids at the orphanage. I felt like I was floating on this new bed of mine.

My first morning in this mansion was as if I woke up in someone else’s life. Mr. Graham’s life, I suppose. The happenings of the day before rushed through my mind, but before I could think too much, a gentle knock interrupted my thoughts.

“Come in,” I called
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