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Not A Woman

Author: Black Knight
last update publish date: 2026-07-28 10:21:21

Selena Laurent had never met anyone more unstable than herself.

For a moment, she simply stared.

Then the shock faded, and a faint smile curved her lips.

“Slow down,” she said gently. “Tell me what happened first. Maybe I can help.”

She draped a comforting arm around Emilia Barclay's shoulders.

The gesture was all it took.

Emilia’s composure shattered.

“I was thrown out.”

Her voice trembled with resentment.

“That woman set me up. She turned my parents against me. They don’t even want to see me
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