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Chapter 23: The Truth at Dinner
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2026-10-08 07:06:44
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KIARA'S POV Zander's voice was a command I couldn't argue with. My focus lifted to his face. He was already looking at me. "Please." I lowered myself back into the chair, slower than I had risen from it, and folded my hands into my lap where he could not see how tightly they were pressed together. "I'm sorry." The words came before I could weigh them. "I just... I don't want to be in the middle of this. It sounds like a family thing. I feel like I shouldn't be hearing any of it." Zander's expression eased. He set his elbow on the arm of his chair and leaned very slightly toward me. The shift in him from a minute ago was small, but I felt it across the whole length of the table. "Nothing we're discussing is a secret, Kiara. Not from you. If it were, we wouldn't be having it in front of you." "Oh." "You're going to be around Ivy more than almost anyone right now. I'd rather you hear this from us than piece it together later." His eyes held mine. "And honestly, I'm hoping she'll l
Falling For My Dad's Best Friend Chapter 23: The Truth at Dinner
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