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CHAPTER 180: ENGAGEMENT

Author: Lizzy Fash
last update publish date: 2026-04-21 08:42:10

EVELESSA

Who would have thought that my imaginary friend in the shadows, my protector will be father to my kids? They look my age, the boys are the only ones growing at a almost normal speed.

Love is loud.

Not always in words.

Not always in grand gestures.

Sometimes it’s in the way someone looks at you like the world could burn and they’d still choose you first.

Tonight?

It’s deafening.

I stand at the edge of the ballroom, fingers lightly brushing the fabric of my dress, watching everything un
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