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Author: Tianah
last update publish date: 2026-06-03 16:13:57

Chapter 125

Ariel’s POV

I had so much to say, so many questions to ask, so many things I needed to know.

But they all didn’t settle well. Not after the tears. Not after the shock.

If anything, it got worse.

Cause now she was here, sitting right in front of us. Real. Breathing. Talking.

And everything that didn’t make sense before suddenly had somewhere to land.

My head wouldn’t slow down. Questions kept stacking, overlapping, crashing into each other before I could even hold onto one properly.

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