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Chapter 54: Smile for the Camera

Author: Ann Lottimore
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2025-07-15 19:24:35

The sun filtered softly through the gauzy curtains of Katherine’s apartment, painting the walls with streaks of gold. The city below was already alive — faint traffic, distant sirens, and the occasional bark from a neighbor’s balcony dog. But up here, up in the apartment, it felt like they were suspended above it all.

Sebastian stood barefoot by the window, still shirtless, his trousers loosely hanging from his hips. The phone in his hand cast a faint glow across his stern features as he scro
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