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CHAPTER 6

Author: Nightshade
last update publish date: 2026-03-06 15:08:41

ALYANA POV

I barely slept that night.

Every time I tried to close my eyes, the same image appeared in my mind—Julian Vance standing in the doorway of the library, silent and unreadable, like he had been watching longer than I realized. Like he had been waiting for that exact moment.

And then there were the words he said.

We’re going to have a child.

The sentence kept circling inside my head like a broken record. No matter how much I tried to push it away, it kept coming back.

Morning ligh
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