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101. Beautiful Paranoia

Author: Monica Wild
last update publish date: 2026-05-07 22:56:39

Summer sunlight slipped through the thin curtains and painted long golden lines across the bedroom floor, but the room still felt strangely cold.

Enola opened her eyes slowly.

For a few seconds, she only stared at the ceiling in silence, trying to steady the heaviness inside her chest. The air smelled faintly of Damian’s cologne and the sheets were still tangled around their bodies from last night.

Then she felt it.

Damian’s arm.

Heavy. Firm. Wrapped tightly around her waist even in sleep.

Enol
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