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CHAPTER 71

Author: PUREBLISS
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Alistair's POV

Alistair and Varisa are standing on the terrace of Whitlock Manor, and it becomes evident that their view of it is crystal clear. The horizon offers a sunset in which smudges of pink streaked in the sky.

“Varisa, I- I've been thinking,” Alistair spills out without thinking twice about it.

Her eyes brighten when he looks at her. “What about, Alistair?” she asks. She looks curious but hopeful.

Alistair takes a deep breath and summons all of his courage. “Since you came into my life, I noticed a change in me. The patience and affection you show for those you care about are traits that I find inspiring. I know that we haven’t been in a relationship for that long, but you have managed to affect my life in a profound way. I wanted you to know that.”

“Mine, too,” she whispers, her mouth screwed up in a funky smile. “But maybe not in the same way.”

Alistair lets out a deep sigh in reaction to this reminder that her life, and that of people around her, has been made infinitely h
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