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Chapter 73

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(Lena's POV)

I almost didn't go.

I stood in my flat that morning staring at the address Adrian had texted me the night before and seriously considered calling the whole thing off. Making up some excuse about work or a lab emergency or anything that would let me avoid whatever this was going to be.

The problem was I'd spent the entire night lying awake thinking about it.

The miscarriage had happened over eight years ago. Early first trimester. I'd been twenty-six and married to Julian for two ye
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