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65. Just Say Yes

Author: Sarah Raymond
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-19 00:02:31

Camila's POV

Shock flickered across Lucien's face first. His eyes widened, his jaw clenched. Then I watched the shock morph into something darker. Anger maybe. Or betrayal. But beneath it all, I saw the question forming before he even asked it.

How?

I pushed gently at his chest, and he sat back in the water. I sat up too, but turned away from him, unable to meet his eyes for what I was about to say.

"I killed someone."

The words hung in the steamy air b
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