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Chapter 61: The Hunter and the Prey

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Serena’s POV

The smile faded from my face almost as quickly as it had appeared.

That was enough.

More than enough.

One minute I was smiling at Killian as though we were simply two people celebrating a hard-earned victory together.

The next, I remembered exactly who he was.

And who I was.

I tightened my grip on my purse and forced my feet to move, reminding myself that every moment I spent letting my guard down around him made it easier to forget why I’d come back into his life in the first plac
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