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Chapter 17 - Wanting Her Even More

Penulis: Freya Bentley
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Riley

I had never felt this exposed in my life.

Not on the ice in front of thousands of people. Not in the locker room surrounded by teammates. Not even in front of my father when he tore me apart with words sharper than any blade.

But with Fantine… it was different.

Last night replayed in my head on a loop, every second of it vivid and painfully real. The way we left the party. The quiet space between us. The way the words just… spilled out of me. Things I had buried for years. Things I had sw
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