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STORMY CONFINEMENT

Auteur: Kira.E
last update Date de publication: 2026-03-30 11:59:28

Chapter 20

STORMY CONFINEMENT

The sky had been grey all afternoon, but Maria didn’t think much of it as she continued working on her laptop. She was tired from the long meeting, but she had promised herself she wouldn’t let work wait.

The office was quiet, almost unnervingly so, except for the sound of the rain hammering against the windows. The rain had started in the early afternoon, turning the city streets into rivers of silver. She stared at it through the window, silently hoping it would
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