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Chapter 85 – Lena Writes a Blog

Author: Billie Patsy
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-04 10:25:28

LENA

I never thought I’d be the kind of woman to put her heart on the internet.

I had always rolled my eyes at people who shared every corner of their lives online, baring themselves to strangers who could never really understand. I thought it was reckless, messy, maybe even selfish.

And yet, there I was—sitting at the desk in the upstairs study with my laptop open, my fingers hovering over the keys, my heart hammering.

Roman didn’t know. He was downstairs with Isabella, stretched out on the couch with her balanced on his chest. I could hear him faintly through the floor, talking to her in that low rumble that made her coo and smile.

I should have gone down there. I should have been soaking in the peace of that moment, the rare quiet we had between storms.

Instead, I needed to do this.

I needed to write.

The cursor blinked at me like a dare.

I typed the title before I could lose my nerve:

Becoming a Mother in the Middle of Chaos

I stared at the words, my throat tightening. Then I star
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