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Chapter 19

Author: Generis
last update Last Updated: 2026-02-17 19:18:44

The faint sound of steel against porcelain was the only thing heard in the dining room. Everyone seemed to obey table manners and keep their words to themselves.

Including Ari, who sat in her high chair, bouncing slightly as she tapped her plastic spoon against the tray.

She’d been discharged from the hospital that same morning, and Solene had left with prescriptions and strict instructions to monitor the environment Ari played in—at school and at home.

Ronan had picked them both at the hospita
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