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Chapter 31

Author: Annie gold
last update publish date: 2026-09-12 17:48:44

Aria POV

by tuesday, we have a routine.

and it’s dangerous how much i like it.

6:30am. my alarm.

6:32am. a knock.

“coffee’s ready,” luca’s voice through the door.

“i’m up,” i say.

“i’ll believe it when i see it.”

i stumble to the kitchen. hair up. his vale hoodie on.

all five of them are already there.

marco has cereal. dante has the news on low. nico is doing pushups. enzo is reading.

luca hands me coffee. exactly how i like it.

“morning,” he says.

“morning,” i say back.

we don’t talk much. we
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