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작가: Ray Nhedicta
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Chapter 98

Kian

I stood at my door for what felt like hours after Elowen left, listening to her footsteps fade down the hallway, listening to the sound of her door closing, listening to the muffled sobs that followed and hating myself for being the cause of them.

But what choice did I have?

What the hell was I supposed to do when every instinct I possessed was screaming at me to claim her, to mark her, to make her mine in ways that would destroy everything and everyone around us?

I pressed my f
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Christy Wilkinson
I like Kian. I’m so sad. They had perfect days together.
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If she doesn’t love you, then why was she so devastated when you said you were only acting?
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