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CHAPTER THIRTY - FOUR

Author: AUTHOR CLOUD
last update publish date: 2026-06-12 11:08:53

NICK WALKER ©

I snuggled deeper into the hard pillow, though I was enjoying how comfortable the bed I slept on felt.

Wait. Since when was my pillow this hard?

My eyes flew open and met with a face inches away from mine.

Enzo.

I froze as I realized I wasn't lying on a pillow at all. My head was resting on his arm, and at some point during the night, I had curled up against him.

I looked around the room and froze. It was already morning.

The sun streamed through the curtains, lighting up the enti
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