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8 ~ Zane

Penulis: Ese Gwede
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-06-06 22:41:28

I expected to see Cole in my office when I got in, but what I didn’t expect was how red he was from anger sitting on my chair. If this was a cartoon he would have had those steams coming out of his ears.

Good!

“I was waiting for you.” He said Impatiently

I raised a perfectly arched brow at him. “I know, and?”

“And?” he asked back as he tilted back in the leather.

I refused to answer him so he continued titting on the chair, like it was his.

He had one leg crossed over the other, trying so
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