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007: Decisions

작가: Peace C
last update 게시일: 2026-08-03 21:40:42

Diana's POV

"I've made my decision," I said again, since he hadn't answered the first time.

Travis stood there in the dim light of the park, waiting, like he had nowhere else to be and nothing better to do than listen to whatever I had to say. The string lights above us flickered slightly in the breeze, and somewhere behind him a dog barked twice and went quiet.

"I'll marry you," I told him. "But I need you to understand exactly what that means before you get any crazy ideas."

"I'm listening."

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