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The Gift That Made No Sense

مؤلف: Bree Tyl
last update تاريخ النشر: 2026-07-15 03:14:37
Arielle

I looked away, refusing to let him see how vulnerable I felt.

“I didn’t know,” I whispered, my voice trembling. “I didn’t know that was the last day I’d ever see that house…or Emris.”

Without saying a word, Darius sat beside me.

“My mother flew me to Charleston, where my grandmother lived,” I continued. A lump formed in my throat. “She never came back for me.”

Darius simply watched me, then reached over and felt my held my hand.

A bitter laugh escaped my lips.

“I cried
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