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Chapter 183: The Life She Wanted
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2026-05-20 16:08:28Sam's POV
That morning came slow, the light just beginning to color the room. His arm rested across me, heavy but calm, as if it belonged there. Air moved quietly between us while dawn pressed softly against the window. Stillness held me first, then breath followed. The truth of things sank in piece by piece, not fast, not loud - just clear.
A glint caught my eye when I shifted my hand - the ring there, clean and quiet in its design, catching daylight like a whisper. Right. Unli
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