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Auteur: Johnel
last update Date de publication: 2026-04-23 16:09:20

Chapter 160

~Kesley~

The apology from Niklaus had caught me off guard. There was a raw sincerity in his voice that I hadn’t expected, and for a moment, the icy wall I’d built around myself started to crumble.

I wanted to tell him it was okay, that I understood the world he lived in and the beef he had with his sister. But before the words could leave my lips, the music shifted. The tradition of the partner-switch, and I was swept away into the arms of the next man in line.

I tried to keep my h
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