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The Quiet Between Us
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2026-05-12 14:00:00Ryker’s POV
The air in Ronaldo’s house changed after the garden, every time I tried to catch his eyes, he looked somewhere else. His hands. His shoes. The chandelier above us. Anywhere but me.
He wanted nothing to do with me,that much I could figure out.
Now we were in the guest room, the three of us sprawled across the beds they’d prepared, the soft sheets and expensive pillows making
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