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CHAPTER 14

Author: Lizbeth Rose
last update publish date: 2025-09-20 13:11:55

KIMANI

The car rolled to a smooth stop outside the restaurant, and before I could even gather my courage, the door was opened for me. Cameras didn’t flash like at the gala, but there were still eyes, lots of them. Curious eyes, judging eyes, people already whispering behind their menus as if we’d stepped onto a stage instead of into a restaurant.

I straightened my shoulders and slipped my arm into Alaric’s, partly for balance, partly because… well, his presence was like armor. Cold, sleek,
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