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Chapter 71 No matter who they are
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2025-03-02 13:54:59*ARTURO*
I could not face the Condo alone, so I packed a bag, and for the first time I locked our door, though Louisa is next door, I do not trust that any visitor she may have might not venture over to ours and help themselves, and I don't want anyone else sleeping in our bed.
Rio had taken me in, he said we could console each other, think he needed someone to bounce ideas off, and there were few people out there that either of us trusted enough to do that, with. My Dad would be happy to, but I think Rio is trying to keep things to a need-to-know basis, and Dad really does not need to know the ins and outs at this point, maybe when the shite hits the fan, then others will hear about all the shady stuff that has been going on.
I am not interested in the shady stuff, I just want my girl home, and I think that is our bond, we both want the same thing, he has lost his sports buddy, and I have lost my everything. That is how it feels, I have this hollow emptiness, L
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