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Chapter 149: Brothers and Cousin

Author: Avvi Keller
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-09 18:21:10

Anastasia's POV

The morning air was cool and quiet. Sunlight filled the garden, and the leaves moved gently in the breeze. I sat with my brothers, Gerard and Christopher, on the cushioned patio chairs spread around the small garden table. Phoenix lounged across two chairs, sipping a tall glass of iced tea. She wore a loose shirt, ripped jeans, and a wide grin.

I exhaled softly. It had been three days since that ugly confrontation with Zarina at the park. Three days of trying to keep moving, pretending things were fine even when I woke up some mornings feeling like I couldn’t breathe.

When Phoenix had first barged into my house, suitcase dragging behind her and rainbow hair gleaming under the sun, I genuinely thought I was dreaming.

"I just landed, baby girl," she had announced proudly, tossing her jacket onto my sofa like it lived there. "Miss me?"

I had blinked at her, still half in shock. The day after that, I finally called my brothers. I couldn’t keep avoiding them. They had been
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Melani Maré-Botha
love the playful bantering, good for Anastasia, taking her mind of things
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Aily Klaiz
Wow! Seems like the brothers of Anastasia falls for Sheilla and Ava in the near future hmmmm!
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