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63 The Breaking of a Desperate Man

作者: Karima Sa'ad Usman
last update 公開日: 2025-11-28 20:21:08
Richard’s POV

I didn’t sleep.

I lay beside her the entire night, my eyes fixed on the darkness while the woman I loved slept with her back to me, as far away as possible without falling off the bed. The room was cold, but the cold between us was worse.

The mattress was large enough to swallow us both, yet it felt like a battleground with an invisible line neither of us dared cross. I could feel her quiet breaths, steady, fragile, distant. Every time she shifted, even slightly, my heart jumped, h
Karima Sa'ad Usman

I apologise for the long silence 😅💛 I was trying to complete my other book. Now that it’s finally done, this one will have more consistent updates starting in December 🎉✨ If you haven’t read the other book yet, you can check it out, it’s called Pregnant for the Heartless Billionaire 👀📚 See if it’s something you’ll love… plus, it’s completed! 💕🙌 Thank you all so much for your patience, for not leaving angry comments 😭😂, and for not giving this book a bad review because of the slow updates. I truly appreciate you all 💛💛💛

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