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last update publish date: 2023-12-16 20:38:20

Royal sat with on the edge of the bed as Famke finished reading a bedtime story to a very sleepy yet contented Precious. He’d noticed since they’d gotten on the plane, Famke had not been quite herself and while the lazy man in him wanted to simply chalk it up to biology, he knew something was up. He suspected his mother’s behavior in the morning was the culprit. He was bracing himself for yet another hard conversation.

However, as he watched her tending to the child, they were going to raise to
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cousartravel
Royal tries to put Famke first but always notice he needs after its pointed out to him. the family disrespect is crazy and he feeds into it by calling his mom a b***h and warning Famke to tell Imani off if she's out of line.
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Brennanana
As someone who found out nasty secrets about a family member long after they passed, I love the strength Royal has. It’s so hard not to fall into the “maybe it’s not true, they’re not here to defend themselves, we can’t really know their side”
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Akata Hughes
Thanks heaps dear Author!
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