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Chapter 53: What the Body Knows
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2026-03-26 13:01:53(Lena POV)
Ryan was out of the bed and pulling his shirt on before the third bang finished echoing.
I was already on my feet, moving fast, I found my shirt near the door where Ryan had said it would be, pulled it on, smoothed it down, and was sitting on the edge of the bed with my hands folded in my lap by the time Ryan crossed to the door and opened it.
Garrett filled the doorframe the way he always filled doorframes, which was completely.
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