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CHAPTER 22

Author: Penny
last update publish date: 2025-02-26 19:26:06

Alex's POV

"Mommy, can I get two scoops today? Pleeeease?" He asked in that baby voice that was so hard to say no to.

His looked up at me with those big and expectant eyes—the same eyes that had the power that could bend me to his will so easily.

I pretended to think about it, tapping my chin dramatically. "Hmm... two scoops? I don't know, buddy. That's a lot of sugar." I crouched down to his level, watching his little face shift from being hopeful to the beginning stages of negotiation. His m
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