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The Morning After

Author: Rooms
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-10-09 04:32:00

Emma

I wake up with Luca’s voice still in my head.

Us.

The word comes back to me before I even open my eyes, followed immediately by the memory of his lips against mine. 

I lie still for a moment, staring at the ceiling as everything from last night comes rushing back—the argument, the things he admitted, the way he looked at me before he kissed me, and the certainty in his voice when he told me there was no longer anything fake betwe

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