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THE SLAP

Auteur: Ria Noir
last update Date de publication: 2026-08-04 00:58:05

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: THE SLAP

CASPIAN'S POV

I knew something was wrong the moment we left the golf club.

Serena had been fine or at least functional while we were with the Montgomerys. She had smiled when required, spoken when spoken to, and even laughed once at something Beatrice said. But the second we were alone in the car, the air changed. She sat as far from me as the back seat allowed, her body angled toward the window, her eyes fixed on the passing trees like they were the most interest
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