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2026-06-26 18:26:17After dinner, Adrian sat in the sitting room of Aria’s mansion and, for once, had nothing urgent to fix. Across the room, Marcus glanced up from his phone. “You know you’re staring at her again.”
Adrian didn’t look away from Aria and Caelum. “I wasn’t.”
Marcus snorted. “You were.”
“Mind your business.”
“I would,” Marcus said, settling back in his chair, “if your business wasn&
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