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Chapter 123

作者: Kachi Lucy
last update publish date: 2026-05-28 16:34:31

The Way My Mother Smiled

Country: Aurivelle

City: Auremont

Alvara

The drive home felt unreal.

Not because of the city.

Not because of the lights of Auremont moving past the windows in soft gold streaks.

Not even because my left hand still felt unfamiliar every time I looked down and saw the ring there.

But because Grayson kept reaching for my hand like he still needed to confirm I was real.

At every traffic stop.

At every quiet pause.

His fingers found mine automatically.

Holding on.

The car wa
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