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Chapter 213 - Sabrina

Author: Joanna Jade
last update publish date: 2026-08-02 00:28:54

The alarm rang at exactly six thirty.

Before it had the chance to ring a second time, a hand reached across the bedside table and silenced it.

Sabrina Mendel stretched beneath the covers before slowly sitting up.

The floor was cold against her bare feet, and the radiator in the corner coughed uselessly.

She shuffled to the bathroom, turned on the shower, and let the hot water wake her up.

Steam filled the small space. She stood under the spray longer than she should have, her mind already runn
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but Tessa never left him. they were both decieved.
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