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Chapter 57

Author: Anne Author
last update publish date: 2025-12-01 22:28:23
Lyra’s POV

It had almost become routine for Caleb to claim me whenever he wanted. Sometimes, I’d wake to find myself without clothes, and him lying over me, his body warm against mine. Other times.

I was awake, but I had no right to protest. I let him. Honestly… we both enjoyed it. Even when part of me wanted to resist, the rest of me couldn’t deny the pull I felt toward him.

And yet, some moments hurt. Moments when I’d wake up and he wasn’t there. The emptiness of the bed, the silence of
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