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CHAPTER 22

Auteur: EbereWrites
last update Date de publication: 2026-01-30 21:15:41

My phone beeped. A message from Lisa: “We are here.” It read.

I hurried out, only to find the broad-shouldered man standing guard outside the door.

“Do you have to follow me everywhere?” I asked with an exasperated sigh.

“I’m simply following orders, ma'am,” he replied with a shrug.

I ignored him and ran out to look for Lisa.

The moment I saw her, with my mom standing close beside her; a swell of emotion rose in my chest. I’d been emotional all day, for reasons I didn't understand yet.

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