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Chapter 72

Author: Jane Doe
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Ophelia

The drive home with Ryker was filled with tense silence.

Something had changed during the walk to his car. It had been wrong of me to call Nova a coward given I couldn’t even bring myself to ask what had happened.

Instead, I slipped from the car as he parked in Lucille’s driveway, and scurried into the house, my sore bottom a reminder of what we’d done…and what could never happen again.

I thought about it all night, tossing and turning in bed when I should have been sleeping in preparation for my exam tomorrow.

Pain was something I was familiar with given I’d been experiencing it at Lucille and Kimberly’s hand for years now. It had been wholly different with Ryker, though. With him and Jude, pain and pleasure were two beasts forever entangled.

With them I felt safe.

Night turned to day, and I went to my classes as normal. It was easier to swallow Diana’s repeated displays of kindness now that I knew the reasoning behind them. I could at least enjoy the free coffee and pastries
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Kelly
I just envisioned Nova as Ophelia’s fairy godmother like in the Cinderella fairytale. Everyone should have a “Nova” in their life
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Love this chapter!
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You deserve the outfit, the experience Ophelia. Nova is a true gem.
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