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Chapter 96 The Faces of the Game

ผู้เขียน: Angela Noir
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Over the following week, Avery performed the role of an exceptionally compliant captive.

She ceased constructing a defensive retreat against his proximity, no longer deploying cold sarcasm to test his operational boundaries. During the deep hours of the night, she opened her arms without resistance, allowing the wounded tyrant to lock her flat against the mattress, his labored respiration declaring absolute sovereignty over her perimeter.

She possessed an intimate understanding of his nature. D
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