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Chapter 47

Author: Tochi Monroe
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-09 04:44:51

That night, Rhea’s dream was quite vivid.

She had decided to stop trying to force her memories, but there was nothing forced about that night’s dream. It was different.

In her dream, the world around her was different, more modern and sophisticated. The environment and the house she found herself in oozed of wealth and power. She was standing in a lush, floral garden in the big compound, caressing the flowers and smelling them.

And then she lifted her face from the bunch of rose flowers she was smelling and turned around; that was when she saw him.

He was a tall, handsome man with striking features. Jet black hair that was sleeked back in an effortless manner, icy blue eyes that stared directly into her soul and a well-defined muscular structure.

She couldn't tell who he was, but she could feel the connection between them like a magnet. It was undeniable, and she could sense him longing for her and vice versa. He was a part of her and it felt like they had known each other forever.

He
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