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Maren's Warning

Author: Pretty Betty
last update publish date: 2026-05-06 05:05:27

Chapter 16: Maren’s Warning

The morning after the confession felt different.

I woke up wrapped in Callan’s arms, the phantom pain in my shoulder still present but dulled by the warmth of his body. The link hummed steadily between us, no longer just carrying sensations and emotions, but something deeper. Something that felt like trust.

Callan was already awake. His fingers traced slow, lazy patterns along my spine as if he’d been doing it for hours. When he felt me s
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