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CHAPTER 64

Author: Emel Emerald
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The Slow Burn – A Love Neither of Them Saw Coming

Tressa had never been the kind of woman who needed anyone.

She'd built a life on being untouchable.

On playing parts.

On leaving before she got too much.

But Fraser?

He was changing that.

And the worst part?

She wasn't sure she wanted it to stop.

Fraser Lets Go of the Past – And Sees the Future

It had been weeks since he last thought about Sarah.

Her voice no longer echoed in his mind.

Her betrayal no longer haunted him.

Her absence no longer hurt.

Because for the first time in far too long—

He had someone else.

Someone who didn't lie to him.

Someone who didn't manipulate him.

Someone who made him feel like he could finally take a breath.

Tressa.

She was always present.

And the more time he spent with her

The more he knew that perhaps, perhaps—

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