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Chapter 17: Distance & Devotion

Autor: KAYLYN
last update Fecha de publicación: 2026-03-25 08:48:04

Love grows in closeness.

But it is revealed…

In distance.

It wasn’t planned.

It wasn’t something they had prepared for.

But life had its own timing.

Ethan stood in Maya’s living room one evening, his expression thoughtful—slightly heavier than usual.

Maya noticed immediately.

“What is it?&rd

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