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Chapter 40 - Victor’s POV

Author: Anney GW
last update publish date: 2025-12-24 18:49:53

I looked at the bitch I married. She was as beautiful as ever, maybe even more so. Her blonde hair glowed in the dim light, her bright eyes flashed. I wanted to grab her, press her to me and devour her lovely, lying mouth.

“Come home with me,” I said, my voice rough with the emotion I was doing my best to hide.

“No!” she said. She kept her head turned away from me as she said it.

I twirled a strand of her hair between my fingers. “Look at me and say that, babe,” I whispered. “Remember that wee
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