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Chapter 60

Author: Celice Wylder
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-05-05 09:32:49
Madeleine

I wake up glowing. Like a firefly that didn’t know its light was missing and finally found it again. It's exhilirating. I finally did it. I managed to move on from Sister Francis.

I ache in all the right places, and I feel alive in ways I didn’t know was possible. And rested. As if I slept for a week.

I stretch and look at the place where Rafael should be, but his spot is empty. The balcony doors are wide open though, and I can smell the scent of smoke drifting in from outside.

I’m embarrassed to face him. I don’t know why. It’s stupid. I’m a grown woman, but he always saw me as something… untouchable.

What if he doesn't see me the same way he used to? What if he looks at me the same way he looked at the hookers in the casino?

All the men in that place regarded me that way, and it didn’t bother me. They didn't matter, and I knew who I truly was. Still am. But if Rafael looks at me like that, I don’t think I’ll make it.

I laid myself bare to him last night. In every sense of
Celice Wylder

I want to apologise for the long break between chapters. Unfortunately, my mother unexpectedly passed away last week. I will still update the book as much as I can in between family visits and funeral arrangements. Thanks for understanding.

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Celice Wylder
Thank you so much.
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graciela.castano.l
I hope God gives you strength and confort to go through your grieve author. Blessings ...
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