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Chapter 51

Author: Daniel Paul
last update publish date: 2026-03-03 15:52:28

Alex POV: The Man In The Painting

From the corner of my eyes, I watch Dana walk out of the gallery, and it takes all the will inside me to not chase after her.

God, she looked so ravishing in the red satin dress that complimented her clear bright skin and that fiery short hair. A memory of me dipping my hands in that red lava of hair suddenly flashes in my head and I look down at my feet.

Every instinct scream at me to follow her, to push past the reporters, the flashing phones, the well-wisher
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