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CHAPTER 17

Author: Loveday-Helen
last update publish date: 2026-04-25 01:06:00

I pushed open the door to Room 4, my heels clicking soft on the thick carpet, heart already beating like a drum in my chest.

I stepped inside, eyes adjusting real quick, and that’s when I saw him.

Ryan wasn’t sitting like last time. Nah. He was standing by the big floor-to-ceiling window, back to me, staring out at the city lights like he owned every damn building out there. Maybe he does.

Tall as hell, shoulders broad and powerful, stretching that dark button-up shirt tight acro
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