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Author: Sharon
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Elara

The gravel crunched under my heels as I moved fast through the garden, away from the gazebo, away from him.

David's voice was still echoing off the mansion walls. "ELARA!"

"Go," Alexander had said. He hadn't grabbed me, hadn't tried to stop me. He had just watched me with those grey eyes, steady and unhurried. "But remember what I told you. You're not his. You never were."

I didn't look back.

I came through the French doors and straightened my dress, pressing one hand flat against my
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