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#181

Author: Grace Grandi
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Chapter 181

Cynthia’s POV

The Laurent kitchen was louder than I remembered.

Not noisy in a chaotic way, but full. Full of warmth and life, overlapping voices, the soft clatter of baking trays against counters, the low hum of the oven working overtime. The air smelled like butter and sugar, vanilla and something faintly citrusy. It was the kind of atmosphere that wrapped around you and made you forget, just for a moment, that the world outside was unraveling at the seams.

Amber sat on one of the
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