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Chapter 23

Author: CJ Fantasies
last update publish date: 2026-05-05 21:41:45

~Camelia POV~

The thumping in my heart was loud enough that I was scared Luke would hear it. Apart from the fact that he was dangerously close to me, his hand resting on my waist made a chill run down my spine and my face flushed.

"Luke, why are you holding her like that?" Gwen screamed like she had just seen a spider crawling up her designer dress.

Luke let go of me and I maintained my balance as I tried to regain my senses. The fact that my boss had just crouched to the ground and helped me w
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