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Chapter 55: The Line He Wasnt Meant To Cross

作者: Ivy Monroe
last update 公開日: 2026-04-20 04:56:55

Lucien did not call her immediately.

For the first time since the thought had taken root, he held himself back—not out of hesitation, but because something in him had shifted from impulse to precision.

If the past had been manipulated, then rushing forward blindly would only make him easier to control again.

And Lucien Carter had never been a man who liked being controlled.

Still—

That didn’t stop the pull.

He stood by the window of his study, phone in hand, the city stretching en
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