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THE PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENT.

Penulis: Lizzy Aik
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-01-25 23:50:56

Two weeks passed.

Two weeks of me jumping every time the phone rang, checking over my shoulder when we left the apartment, waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Damon kept telling me I was being paranoid.

I kept telling him I wasn't.

Then she showed up.

We were having dinner when the doorbell rang. Damon went to answer it while I cleared the table,then I heard his voice, sharp and surprised. "What are you doing here?"

"I need to talk to you." Then I heard Sophia's voice, shaking. "Please, it's im
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