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Chapter 35

Author: Lexi Pen
last update publish date: 2026-10-28 02:26:39

Gerald made his decision just after dawn.

“We’re going back to the estate,” he said. “We need clean clothes and to wash off for me. Then we move.”

Lily did not argue. She was still in the same clothes from the wedding morning, stained and heavy with the smell of smoke, blood, and hospital air. The hospital had started to feel like a cage. Even a short return to the estate sounded like breathing room.

They left with a full escort. Two cars in front, two behind, men on every corner of the route.
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