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Thirty-Five
Veronica
I woke up around the same time I normally did every morning, at least I was assuming so by the angle of the sun shining through the slots in the blinds.
The spot beside me was cold, but a trace of Ryker’s delectable aroma wafted up to me from the sheets when I sat up, stretching my long limbs out as a yawn tumbled from my lips.
I had only spent a handful of nights with my mate by my side while I rested my head, but I found myself rapidly becoming addicted to the feeling of his arms holding me tight while I peacefully slept throughout the night.
I heard Roxi moving around in her room as I threw my legs over the side of the bed and moseyed towards the bathroom, feeling the delicious soreness between my thighs from where Ry’s beard had chafed against the delicate skin.&n
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