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chapter 25

Penulis: Brookedavi
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2025-11-20 02:01:59

I left Claire with Nico, offering her some half-baked excuse about why she’d be returning to the hotel alone. She looked reluctant, ever-curious, but didn’t try to stop me from walking away.

I’m soft on her. Softer than I should be. Softer than I planned to be.

What is it about her that makes me pull back the punches, loosen the grip?

That can’t be good. No, that’s skirting sloppy. And I don’t do sloppy. I’ll tighten the reins later. Make her realize she can’t always get her way and expect thin
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