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Chapter sixteen

Author: Elira sloane
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-04-11 00:32:33

BLOOD ON THE PAVEMENT.

ROMAN'S POV

My lips were a breath away from hers.

Noelle’s eyes were half-closed, her breath trembling against my mouth. After weeks of restraint, after watching her run from me again and again, she was finally leaning in. Finally giving me what I’d been starving for.

Then that fucking knock shattered everything.

I pulled back sharply, every muscle in my body going rigid. Noelle’s eyes flew open in panic. I turned my head slowly toward the window.

Derek.

Of course it was
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