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The First Sleepover

Penulis: Ary
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-04-28 01:33:43

The next morning, Leo woke up full of energy.

“Mama, can Damien come over today? Please? We can build the biggest tower ever!”

Elena looked at her son’s hopeful gray eyes, eyes that were so much like his father’s, and felt her resistance crumble a little more.

She picked up her phone and sent a simple text.

"Leo wants you to come over. Just for a few hours. We’re building towers."

Damien replied in under a minute.

"I’ll be there in twenty."

He arrived with two huge bags of building bl
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