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The Locked Door

Author: Meeka El
last update publish date: 2026-11-11 09:12:55

Elara

Warm water ran over my shoulders, washing away the last of the day’s tension. I closed my eyes and tilted my face toward the showerhead.

Since leaving Roman, I was now beginning to understand what it felt like to have an evening where I didn’t have to wait for someone to come home.

No waiting.

No wondering where he was. No pretending I didn’t notice the smell of another woman’s perfume on his clothes, just to keep our marriage going.

I let out a slow breath and reached for the soap.

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