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Picking Sides…

Author: MURRs.
last update publish date: 2026-10-02 03:13:36

Both of them turned to look at me, and Ivan slowly rose from where he’d been kneeling.

I ignored Ivan and walked directly to face Tanya. “This is where I draw the line, Tanya. I’ve had it up to my fucking neck,” I said. “I accept the fact that I was a servant and tolerated every insult about my status and having nothing. But I’m Ivan’s wife now. You will respect that, the same way I respect you as his sister. And in that regard, I was injured, and you did that to me too, and you still have the
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Swarna Kamal
Now things are getting boring. This whole Tanya angle is just ridiculous. And maybe Ivan also has some incestuous feelings toward her to let her sleep with him on his bed and throw his fiancé out.
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Missy Williams
Wow, so much negativity! It's a great read. If you guys are so u happy, maybe you should read a pg rated read. Apparently, you don't know the def of dark romance.
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Ana Maric Jovanovic
All the same, Vanya is a victim, Ivan ignores her or hurts her, or trusts everyone but her. Everything has been going round and round for a long time, I'm a bit bored
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