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Chapter 463

Author: Kayla Sango
Marcus' POV

"What?" I asked, genuinely stunned by what she'd just said. "You think I'm projecting Aria onto you?"

The question came out loaded with disbelief. How had she even reached that conclusion? What had I done or said that could have given her that impression?

Madeline looked at me with an expression that mixed exhaustion and deep sadness, like she was explaining something obvious that I'd refused to see all along.

"Maybe you don't see it. Or maybe…" She paused, her voice turning
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