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Chapter 102

Author: Michy Gaza
last update publish date: 2026-02-10 00:33:11

Nikolai's arms tightened around her, like he was afraid to let go.

She held him, steady and quiet, while her mind waged a war she refused to acknowledge out loud.

Because somewhere, deep down, a dangerous thought flickered despite her resolve.

That Damian was hurting too.

That he was not the man he had been.

That he might never be.

She pushed it away immediately.

Sympathy was a door she could not afford to open.

She had escaped once.

She would not risk her son by stepping back into a life that
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