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"Lured By Tide”

Author: Aremu Paul
last update publish date: 2026-06-21 17:23:15

The house was suffocatingly quiet when I finally arrived home. Charles was already asleep, but a single lamp burned in the study. My father was sitting in the leather armchair, waiting in the shadows.

"Irene. Where have you been?" he asked, his voice a low rumble of suspicion.

"I went to see a friend," I lied smoothly, avoiding his piercing gaze.

"Really?" His brow arched in disbelief.

"I am exhausted, Father," I snapped, rubbing my temples. "We will talk about this later."

I hurried upst
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