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22 - Duty Calls

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last update Data de publicação: 2026-04-29 21:07:51

Kassidy's POV

There was no way I was letting him walk away after that.

"Eli."

He stopped at the foot of the staircase and turned around slowly.

"I know you blame me for what happened to Piper. You have always known that I know that. And I have been living with that guilt since I was sixteen years old." My voice was steady, which surprised me, because my hands were shaking. "I am not asking you to forgive me. I have never once asked you for that. But what you just said was too far, and you know
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  • Best Friend’s Brother Shouldn’t Know How I Taste    51

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