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Chapter 51: Ownership Without Permission

Author: Lia Raya
last update publish date: 2026-04-28 16:22:37

KATHRYN POV

The door opened without hesitation, and the moment I saw Iris step in, something inside me tightened, because I had already started to think his presence meant trouble, not comfort.

Iris did not. The way he closed the door behind him very quietly made it feel less like a visit and more like a decision that was already made.

For a second neither of us said a word. That silence meant more than any greeting could have because everything between us had changed without either of us talki
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