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CHAPTER 26

Penulis: Nancy Grey
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-03-06 01:49:19

NANCY'S POV

In the morning, I woke to sunlight streaming through the French doors and the sound of birds chirping outside.

The storm had passed. The sky was clear and blue, like the violence of last night had never happened.

I lay in bed for a moment, staring at the connecting door.

Still unlocked.

The memory of last night came flooding back. The nightmare. Zade bursting into my room, half-dressed and armed, ready to fight whatever threat had made me scream. The way I'd pushed him away even tho
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