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The Flight Back to Reality

Author: Ameerah ZB
last update publish date: 2025-11-27 18:26:59

Alina’s POV

I sat beside Edrick on the plane, but it felt like I wasn’t really in my body.

My fingers trembled uncontrollably in my lap, and I tried to clasp them together, to hold them still, to pretend I wasn’t falling apart from the inside out.

Everything felt cold.

My skin.

My bones.

Even the air breathing in and out of my lungs.

The last time I had been on this plane, my heart had been climbing up my throat in dread. I hated every second of it. I had wanted to run so badly, run far away fr
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    EDRICK'S POV."Edrick," I did not know when Liana left her seat, her sketch pad and all and sat beside me.Her hands tapped my back softly.But I was too ashamed to look at her.What have I done? Came here spilling my business to a total stranger.spilling words i have never let myself say out loud before. Words I thought I would never be brave enough to spit out.All to a lady I did not even trust at all."It's okay Edrick," she rubbed my back softly."You cannot just blame yourself for whatever it is that happened to Alina. I am sure she would not want you to do that."Oh she has no idea."The thing is I failed. Whether A lina blamed me or not, I failed. I failed her, I failed myself. And because I hadn't acted fast enough, I let her die. I let her dreams and everything she could have become die.""You did your best. That is what matters the most."I took a deep breath."Thank you, Liana." I could not believe I was saying this.But talking to her made me feel a thousand times better

  • Forced to Marry my Sister’s Fiancée    bleeding

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  • Forced to Marry my Sister’s Fiancée    What on earth

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  • Forced to Marry my Sister’s Fiancée    SECRETS

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  • Forced to Marry my Sister’s Fiancée    Foolery

    ALINA”S POVA lousy big mouthed fool is what I am!Why did I mention Grandma? Why oh, why?I had totally forgotten the main reason I know her is because we met at the island.Alina knows her. Not Liana.I picked up my drink, hoping the topic would change.It is sad that the old lady was0 sick though. she was such a vibe. Gave me my first royal spa experience.“Edrick come on, Just do it,” I raised my head at the sound of Aria’s voice.What was she on about? She was bickering about something to Edrick. Though, her voice was a low whisper, I could hear her clearly.“NO.” Edrick said flatly. Hannah, and Mr. Vale where having a personal discussion, Anna was on her phone. I was the only one watching them argue about what only God knew. I should look away. Be on my phone or something. But Dang, I was too nosey.“Why don’t you act like a reasonable human.” Aria groaned.“Stop.” Edrick said.“If you do this, no more fighting in front of Jaime.” Aria said.And he tensed immediately.Jaime? Is

  • Forced to Marry my Sister’s Fiancée    Off

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  • Forced to Marry my Sister’s Fiancée    BETTER OR WORSE

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  • Forced to Marry my Sister’s Fiancée    FIX THE CHAOS

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  • Forced to Marry my Sister’s Fiancée    Karma?

    ALINA’S POV“So you really are a slut,” my landlady spat, her voice sharp enough to cut skin. “Jumping from one man to another under my roof. You don’t even deserve my mercy.”I stood there, numb, my hands hanging uselessly by my sides. There was no point explaining. No point begging. Even if I scr

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