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Chapter 28

Author: Ramoni
last update publish date: 2026-06-17 19:23:52

William

“deal. "The word hung between us thick and heavy.

I let my eyes linger on his face for one a second, watching the faint tremor of his lower lip before I stepped back, freeing him from the space between my boots and the chair. Elias instantly slumped against the nylon fabric, a ragged, uneven exhale escaping his chest as if he’d been holding his breath the entire time.

"Go to bed, Elias," I commanded quietly, turning my back to him to throw a fresh log onto the dying embers.

I heard th
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