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Chapter 0020

Author: Aurora Starling
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We finished eating, and I headed back to my room, passing out before I could think about Lorenzo and what he might want in the morning.

When I woke up, the penthouse was quiet when I emerged from my room. Albert, it seemed, was still asleep. A sliver of gratitude pierced the knot of worry in my stom
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