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10: The Last Time She Was Mine

Author: Muleba Makukula
last update publish date: 2025-07-19 15:03:07

Cassian’s POV

I stayed in the car long after Arielle had closed the door behind her. The echo of her laughter still lingered in my ears, haunting me—warm and cruel at the same time.

My fingers gripped the steering wheel tightly as I stared at the dark windshield sadly.

The night had ended, but everything inside me still burned. The way it felt to freely talk to her and open my heart to her was like a dream—a dream that I had had ever since I was a teenager.

In all my life, there had never been
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