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32. Nothing Exhilarating...

Author: Kyra
last update publish date: 2026-02-01 23:42:58

32. Nothing Exhilarating...

Their eyes rested on each other's—Lucien and Dahlia— for just a fraction of a second.

In that breathless pause, everything unsaid pressed between them.

Then they stood.

Elegant. Composed. Untouchable.

Exactly the way two people with too much history were expected to look.

Sasha reached for the glass of champagne in front of her and downed it in a flash. She could feel it. The tension. The weight of everything between these two. Because she had been there.

Lucien
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I hope this book is not abandoned....too many books on this app is. Never fail to us the readers. . I really hope not as it has great potential...I am looking forward to reading more
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If you don't finish your books, it discourages the readers. I have read two books that are unfinished. I am not happy about it.
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