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Chapter 57: OKINAWAN.

Author: SHINING
last update publish date: 2026-01-14 00:09:29

CINNAMON

Ladies and gentlemen, I was in freaking Okinawa.

Never in my wildest dreams had I imagined my life turning out this way. But here I was, healing, happy and held.

We'd stopped in Virginia first, then boarded Dante's private plane for a twenty-hour flight that felt both endless and not long enough. When we finally arrived, exhaustion hit like crazy. But I still wanted to explore every inch of the mansion that greeted us. A sprawling estate with touches of green in every corner.

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