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Chapter 16: The Maid

Author: Lady Gwen
last update publish date: 2026-04-06 08:37:40
(Jenna POV)

I did not mean to growl.

I just… I had been standing there, listening to them talk about Beth’s cancer diagnosis and the likelihood that it was the rejection that had caused it… and my heart was breaking for Beth, for Beth’s family, and for Danny.

I didn’t know whether it was okay that I was still standing there… I felt like I was intruding on something that I should not be listening to.

But with this kind of news, Danny would need me, right? He had asked me to stay, and he would
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briteiis63
Another male idiot, who is going to lose their mate.
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Penny Zografidis
Danny isn't brave . a true beta isn't week.
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Kim W
Author, What is your update frequency for your other book?
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