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Chapter 80

Author: Annie gold
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-10-20 09:45:07

ARIA POV

The pilot said Chicago in ten minutes, and my stomach dropped before the plane did.

I had both hands wrapped around the coffee, black, no sugar, Dante's landing coffee, house rule he said. It was still too hot, burning into my palms, but my feet were cold under the blanket.

Luca felt the drop. He didn't say anything. He just pulled the blanket over my feet, the wool catching on my bare ankles, and put his seatbelt over both of us. One belt, his arm over it, heavy and warm.

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