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I Don’t Know Why I Did That

Auteur: Amelia Hart
last update Date de publication: 2026-06-04 22:47:38

ZADEN

I couldn’t sit still.

The moment the meeting ended, I had stormed out of the council room and locked myself in my office. Hours had passed since then, but the scene kept replaying in my head like a broken record I couldn’t turn off.

The way Elder Harlan had spoken to her. The cruel laughter that followed. The way Reina’s face had tightened just for a split second before she masked it with that stubborn pride of hers.

And then I had stood up.

I had defended her. Publicly. Possessively. In
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