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Chapter 20

Author: 💦 Juicy Fantasies 🌶️
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-01 06:12:29

Anyta

I had left grandma Jo's house earlier than expected. I dashed home, hoping to get a solution as quickly as possible.

But as soon as I walked in, a knock came on the door, heavy and persistent.

I swung open the front door using my shaky hands. The night wind slapped my face, but the cold did not penetrate the fire within. I'd driven like a woman with nothing to lose. I'd entered a darkness I did not want to see. I'd agreed to something that sickened me.

When the door creaked open, Clay stood there. He had come like a storm—coat thrown back, face rough, eyes burning with something I hadn't seen in a long time: disappointment.

For a second I could only stand and stare at him. I had not meant for anyone to know. I had wanted to take the shame alone. I had thought that silence would protect Teddy. But Grandma Jo had told him about it.

Clay's jaw was tight, anger seething through his eyes.

"Anyta," he said, his voice low. "What happened?"

My lips opened, then closed. My throat was clo
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