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Chapter 37

Author: A. Leilani
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Chapter 37: The Tense First Meeting

LUMINA

The doorbell rang at exactly two o'clock, and I felt my stomach twist with nausea that I was barely able to keep from throwing up on the floor. Despite the fact that I was aware and resigned that they were coming, and the fact that I had fortified Ollie to the best of my capabilities under this circumstances, I still wasn't ready for them to meet each other.

If only taking my child and running away from the pack was easy,but due to how we got married
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