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092: The In-laws

Author: Zee Wesley
last update publish date: 2026-10-16 23:38:20

~LORETTE~

As those words leave Nate’s mouth, my eyes fly wide open. Panic surges through me so sharply that instinct takes over before my thoughts can catch up.

Without thinking, my knee jerks upward with full force and connects hard between his legs.

“Ugh!”

Nate lets out a choked grunt, his arm dropping from the wall as he staggers back, bending over and clutching himself.

“Shit!” His voice is strained and rough and he looks like he could pass out right now. “Why the fuck did you hit me like
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