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The Perfect Groom

Author: Leati
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2025-10-25 06:14:19

Kade’s POV

I sat in the corner of the boutique, which smelled like roses and money — the kind of place where everything was too good to be true. All I could do was watch Selene spin slowly before the mirror as the fashion designer fussed with the lace on her gown.

But all I could think about was how wrong it looked on her, not because she wasn’t beautiful but it wasn’t supposed to be her.

“Well? How do I look?”She turned to face me with that smug smile on her face as her voice dragged me back
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