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Chapter 35

Author: Gbemiè
last update publish date: 2026-02-03 09:49:31

Clarissa’s POV

Dante’s hands were warm against my waist, grounding me even as my pulse fluttered wildly. The room around us was dim and his breath brushed my cheek as he pulled me closer. Just when Dante’s lips grazed my jaw, my phone rang.

The sound hacked straight through the moment, startling me so hard I nearly dropped the device from the nightstand. I squeezed my eyes shut, as though that alone could silence reality. Not now. Please, not now.

“Ignore it,” I muttered, curling back toward hi
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