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Nothing without me

Author: Scare crow
last update publish date: 2026-07-13 22:23:34

Ronan

The hall was full when I walked in, gold light pouring down over black marble, every Alpha I'd ever needed to impress seated and waiting, and for once I felt entirely in control of the room before I'd said a single word.

I found Vanessa near the far table, the green of her dress catching the light, and something in my chest loosened at the sight of her. She looked like she used to look, before all of this, before Mandy, before the coldness that had settled into her like frost creeping up
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