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74 - Stolen

Penulis: Grace Kara
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-04-09 09:42:14

Ezekiel's hands clenched. The bleeding knuckles cracked wider. "Doesn't matter."

"It absolutely fucking matters." Jax moved closer, and he was one of maybe three people in the pack who could do that safely. Who could stand in Ezekiel's space without triggering the violent instincts the curse had sharpened into weapons. "You told her she could leave because you expected her to choose to stay. And when she didn't, you took it as rejection instead of considering that maybe she had no idea what yo
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