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CHAPTER SIXTY-EIGHT: LET THEM

Author: Vivienne
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IRIS

After we landed, there was a car and a driver waiting to take us to our hotel.

Keeping my gaze on the dark streets of Louisiana as we drove past, I tried to steady my raging nerves. My body still felt warm from the plane ride, but my mind was elsewhere.

Tomorrow, I was going to meet my sister.

I had no idea how to feel about it. A mix of excitement and anxiety pressed into my chest. My mother really had another daughter. Chelsea was real. And she was waiting for me.

Words couldn’t express how grateful I was to Maverick Sinclair.

He sat beside me, his hand rubbing circles on my thigh as he scrolled through his phone. He looked completely at ease, as if this was natural. As if it was just another night.

My mind, on the other hand, was going in circles as I tried to process everything.

I stole a glance at him, giving him a tired smile, because genuinely, I was tired.

“You’re awfully quiet.”

Maverick hummed, not looking up from his phone. “Just handling a few things.”

“For work?”

“F
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