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Midnight

Author: Edenwrites
last update publish date: 2026-03-28 15:00:00

Ivan's Pov

I waited until after midnight.

 I had been lying in bed for two hours telling myself Nikolai was right and patience was the correct move and I needed to let Ace come back on his own. Then I got up and went downstairs.

The kitchen light was already on.

Ace was at the counter with a glass of water, not drinking it, just holding it. He looked up when I came in and something in his fa

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