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Chapter 109: Coming Home
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2026-06-27 14:29:36Marius continued into his modern kitchen at the back, where a long dark kitchen island accompanied by several wooden bar stools with black metal lags, separated the living room from the kitchen. Above the island hung three pendant lights with simple elegant fixtures. He opened one of the white cabinetries lining the kitchen wall and took a glass out. Then he moved over to the fridge and poured himself some soda. He moved through his house like ghost. When he entered his bedroom, he did not bo
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“We should probably clean up eventually, but right now I don’t want to move. I want to stay like this forever,” Oliver murmured against her auburn hair. “Me too,” Harper muttered, her head resting against his chest as she catches her breath. Oliver’s arms tightened around her possessively, one ha
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