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Chapter 78 : No Longer Temporary
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2026-06-01 15:45:00Rowan kissed her again like a man surrendering to something inevitable.
Slowly. Deeply. Without hesitation this time. And Emma realized—with sudden, terrifying clarity—that whatever existed between them had crossed a line neither of them would ever be able to uncross again. The city glittered beyond the balcony windows, silver and gold reflections dancing across the dark river below, but the world outside the suite had become irrelevant hou
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