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Chapter 142 – The Day After Choosing

Author: FortunaSolis
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2025-12-26 22:22:25

Nothing felt different the next morning.

That, Evelyn realized, was the proof.

She woke to the same light filtering through the curtains, the same muted sounds of the city easing into motion. Alexander was still asleep beside her, one arm draped loosely across the space between them, his breathing steady. The quiet did not feel tentative or charged. It felt settled.

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