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Chapter twenty eight

Author: Elimgold
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-22 14:51:00

~Emilia

The sun was already up when I opened my eyes. I yawned and stretched my arms, feeling a little too warm. The bedsheet was twisted around my legs, and the room smelled like fresh flowers and something sweet I couldn’t place.

I sat up slowly, blinking the sleep out of my eyes.

Then it hit me.

Today was my birthday.

I sighed and leaned back against the headboard. It was just another day, really. I didn’t expect much. Adrian hadn’t even said anything the night before. Maybe he forgot. Or maybe he didn’t care. After all, this marriage wasn’t even real. Just a contract.

And he used to be my uncle. My ex-uncle, I mean. That fact still felt weird in my chest sometimes, like a knot I couldn’t untie.

Just then, there was a knock at the door.

“Come in,” I call

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