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Chapter 105: The Aftermath
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2025-03-14 01:00:49Aurora cried for the entire ride home.
She sat in the backseat of her car, her face buried in her hands, as the weight of everything that had happened crashed down on her. She thought she’d been strong enough to face Lucian — thought she’d finally built the walls high enough to keep him out. But she was wrong.
That kiss…
It shattered everything.
It shook her to her core, stirring up emotions she had spent years trying to bury. Anger, pain, longing — it all came flooding back, and no matter how hard she tried to push it down, it overwhelmed her. And worst of all… she hadn’t hated it.
That scared her the most.
By the time she reached the m
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