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2024-10-29 19:42:56With butterflies in his stomach, Rome ran to his apartment and quickly packed a bag. He had no idea how long he’d be gone, so he grabbed three or four days’ worth of clothing. He also grabbed a few items he often wore to hide his identity from fans. When he’d been out shopping the day before, he’d picked up some for Ella as well, thinking she might need them someday when she was out with him. Now was that time.
He had a feeling everything was going to come to a head sooner than later. Lloyd Sinders had to know by now where Ella lived. If he cou
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