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Chapter 68: A Choice in the Shadows (Part 2)
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2026-06-20 14:12:42"I’ll wait," he whispered. "I’ll wait until your heart is ready, and until all those shadows in your head finally clear out."
He gave me a small, knowing smile, his eyes drifting for a second as if seeing a memory.
"The truth is, I’ve been falling for you since the day we crossed paths at the airport. Seeing you stand your ground while you were clearly hurting... watching you try to shield yourself from that man... I knew then. I wanted to be the one standing i
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