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Chapter 37

Author: Moonlit Night
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-21 20:04:30
Freya lay on her side with her back to the window and quietly watched Daniel. She felt her heart racing wildly.

Was this what love felt like?

Daniel shifted his position and lay on his back with one arm resting casually behind his head just as she was lost in her thoughts.

"Go to sleep." His voice was low and gentle, tugging on her heartstrings.

"Goodnight." She took the bolster she had brought from her room and hugged it tightly before closing her eyes in peace.

Only when her breathing evened out did Daniel sit up.

In the moonlight, he reached for a pack of cigarettes and a lighter that had been sitting untouched on the bedside table for ages.

He remembered how she wrinkled her nose at the smell of smoke on him earlier this afternoon and decided it was time to quit. He tossed both the cigarettes and lighter into the kitchen's trash bin.

He then took a shower in the bathroom in her room. Standing under the shower, he noticed all her various bath products and finally understood
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