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33. We need to go home
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2026-05-02 14:41:49“What do you mean?” Aurelia asked softly.
She hadn’t expected their plans to fall apart just like that. The warmth that had filled the room moments ago suddenly dissolved into something cold. Her lips pressed together, but disappointment flickered in her eyes. Gian looked at her briefly, rubbing the back of his neck with a faint sigh.
He glanced at his watch, then back at Aurelia, who was still sitting on the sofa. The laughter and comfort from earlier evaporat
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Gian moved toward Aurelia slowly, almost soundless, closing the small distance between them. His warm breath brushed her face, and it felt like the room itself was shrinking around them.Aurelia swallowed hard. Her body went stiff, her instincts firing off warnings.“What do you want me to do?” she
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