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CHAPTER FIFTY SIX

작가: ECHO NOIR
last update 게시일: 2026-03-29 15:14:27

HOPE'S POV.

My eyes almost popped out of their sockets in shock.

It wasn’t a gentle kiss. It wasn’t mutual. It was aggressive, demanding, desperate. My body froze for a second, shock rooting me to the spot.

Then my hands shot up. I shoved him hard across the chest.

“Don’t—ever—do that again!” I screamed.

He stumbled back, eyes wide for a brief moment. Then the shock faded, replaced by something darker. His nostrils flared, and his eyes narrowed.

“You… you slept with him, didn’t you?” he asked,
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