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Chapter 98 : The Ghost Between Us

Penulis: Cynthia
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-06-24 15:45:00

Emma left before sunrise.

Rowan was still asleep.

One arm stretched across the empty side of the bed while the city remained wrapped in darkness beyond the apartment windows.

For several moments she stood beside the doorway simply watching him.

The previous evening replayed endlessly inside her head.

The gala.

Victor.

The photographs.

The stories.

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Angela
It’s taking a really long time to get through this. it’s been dragging on for several chapters now.
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Sheila Kay
It is getting good. I have a feeling her mother cheated on him with Victor.
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