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Shocking Paternity

Author: Miyah
last update publish date: 2026-07-06 20:19:51

Maya’s POV

I ran through the pouring rain with my clothes sticking to my skin, the alley smelled of wet concrete and old trash. Water ran down my face mixing with my tears as I spotted Liam waiting under a broken street light. His messy dark hair clung to his forehead, his sharp eyes looked worried when he saw me. I stopped a few steps away, my chest rose and fell fast from running.

“Liam, tell me the truth right now,” I said, my voice shaking with the cold and the pain. “Elena showed me the ho
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