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It Burned

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***THIRD POV***

Kaelan stood in the doorway, shoulders squared, breathing hard from the semi-run here.

He had not knocked, he had simply pushed and the door had given way.

Maybe, he should not have done that as the bare body of a slender woman nestled under his brother came into view.

She yelped and scrambled for the bedding, pulling it over herself.

Lucian moved quickly, one hand reaching toward the dagger on the side table before he recognized his brother and let the motion die. "You could hav
Leela Wrights

How's y'all's pride month going? 🔥🔥🔥 I've been watching a lot of LGBT series this season, and they literally got me into a lot of thinking. 🤭 Anyways, how's this chapter? ~Author Leela Wrights.

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