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BOOK 2: CHAPTER 48: The New Normal

Author: Sire Bliss
last update publish date: 2026-02-02 00:09:51

**Week Eleven, Saturday Morning**

“Are you sure about this?”

I’m standing in Lucas’s kitchen, watching him attempt to crack eggs one-handed while holding his side with the other. It’s been almost three months since the surgery, and he’s been cleared by Dr. Patel to resume most normal activities. But watching him wince every time he moves still makes my heart clench.

“I’m sure. I can make breakfast, Serena. I’ve been making breakfast since I was twelve.” He successfully cracks the egg, looking t
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