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CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO — PARTNERS
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2026-03-31 09:39:00Aria's POV
In the morning it was a different story.
I woke up to find his side of the bed empty and the sound of his voice coming from the study down the hall, low and clipped in a way that meant the call had started badly and wasn't improving. I lay there for a moment listening to the tone of it without being able to make out the words.
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