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Two Weeks

Penulis: Rejoice Ezeh
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-06-01 09:24:59

Ember's POV

Knox laughed and I could tell it caught even him off guard because for just a second he looked almost surprised by the sound of it coming out of himself.

It was a good laugh. I was not going to think about that.

"A date," he said, shaking his head once. "I have never taken anyone on a date in my life. That is not — that is not what this is."

"Then what is it?"

"A strategy." He pushed off the door frame and looked at me properly. "A very specific, time-limited strategy that has nothi
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