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2023-12-24 13:57:48“Are you sure about this?” Carmen asked while watching Ronin drive the car through the familiar black gates, her heart racing in her fragile chest.
She felt Ronin’s eyes on her, but the sight of the mansion where she had endured the most painful nine months of her life tugged at her heart, making it impossible for her to look away.
“I know it might seem like a bad idea,” he reassured her, his hand finding hers and giving it a gentle squeeze. “But trust me, I’ve thought this through.”
Carmen had no other option but to nod, but something continued to gnaw at her. Maybe the idea of returning to that place was somehow more frightening than being near Simon. She was afraid those nine months would come back to haunt her, not that they had ever truly left her in the first place.
She swallowed, bracing herself for the hit of memories as soon as the car rolled up at the driveway.
Before Ronin even got out of t
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