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Chapter 12: What Are You Doing, Liam?

Author: Raven
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2025-07-03 01:20:20

Liam’s eyes narrowed, a dark expression crossing his face. He couldn’t believe what he’d just heard. "What did you just say?" His tone was ice cold.

Allie blinked, her vision still foggy, and mumbled, "Nick... I thought you were him... I thought... Lawson..." Her words were barely more than a whisper, lost in the haze of the moment.

Liam’s face hardened as the words hit him like a punch to the gut. A cold fire ignited in his chest, and his jaw clenched.

He couldn’t keep the irritation in check
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