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The Burning Night

Autor: ShahiShukla
last update Data de publicação: 2026-09-30 13:30:53

The velvet curtains of the private study inside the Blackwood estate were drawn tight against the heavy rain storm outside. Amber light flickered from a roaring stone fireplace, casting long, intimate shadows across the floor-to-ceiling mahogany bookshelves and plush leather armchairs.

It was Day 15—the halfway mark of their thirty-day marriage agreement.

Robin sat a

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