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My Decision

Author: CHIBI WRITES
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-08-15 04:10:28

Kael returned well after dark. Bonita unbarred the door only when she heard his voice.

He stepped inside and stopped just past the threshold, and she knew before he spoke. The bond didn't need words for this part anymore — it carried temperature now, and tonight it was cold.

"Say it," she said.

"They accepted the partial explanation. For now." He pulled off his gloves, finger by finger, buying himself a second he didn't need. "Torin pushed for a formal statement before the next full moon. Two o
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