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The Lost Bet Can Monsters Change?
Aslan’s POVHe wasn’t lying when he had said home. He was indeed planning on taking her home because one thing was clear; she was not going anywhere anytime soon. And he didn’t care. He couldn’t bear to get her a separate house and keep her there. And why should he when he wanted her to be at his place when he get back home and be there in his bed when he wakes up. It was only possible if she would live with him at his place, so he would take her there. Another first for him.She didn’t say a word during the entire ride even when he applied antiseptic on her knees and palms. God knows what had happened to her that she was injured. He didn’t know how her parents reacted. The concern was that he had traced her location at John’s house. He had run but her location was changed again and he found her in time before she could run away again. She was broken. She had stopped crying but he knew that she was not herself else her first question had been “How did you find me?”But it was good that s
The Lost Bet The Meeting
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The Lost Bet The Definition of Love
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The Lost Bet The Unexpected Call
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The Lost Bet An Unwanted Encounter
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The Lost Bet Is It Love?
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The Lost Bet The Devil's Property
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