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Feeling lighter

Penulis: Riley_Steverose
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-01-15 20:45:58
Veronica's POV:

If anyone had told me just a week ago that not only would I successfully take down Chase Pemberton in front of half of New York's elite society, but also that I would be stranded in the middle of nowhere at night with none other than Max Ashford—I would have laughed in their face and called them delusional.

Because I was neither reckless nor was I confrontational before... now I've changed.

Here I was, standing outside a broken-down car on some rural highway, looking at the dense
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This chapter captures the dangerous calm after a storm—the moment when freedom, adrenaline, and buried desire collide. 🌙 Veronica is no longer the woman who held herself back out of fear, and Max is no longer pretending distance is possible. Choices are being made, lines are blurring, and consequences are coming. Stay with them—this night changes everything.

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