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Chapter 64: Invitation

Autor: STEPHANIE MICHEALS
last update Data de publicação: 2026-11-07 02:48:19

Massimo’s POV

“Ines is alive?”

Elena’s voice reaches me through the door, and I stop trying to make myself comfortable as I press my ear further against the door.

Shit.

I never told her. I let her continue believing Ines was dead.

“No. She can’t be,” I hear her say.

There is a long silence, during which I assume her sister is speaking. For the first time, I wish I could hear every word coming from that woman’s mouth.

“What did she tell you?”

Another pause.

“No, Beatriz. That isn’t what happened
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