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F I F T Y - F I V E

Author: MercyCrown
last update Last Updated: 2023-07-16 23:59:20
ELIZABETH.

I stare in bewilderment, my gaze flickering between James and Zara. She has a small smile on, her brown eyes glimmering with cordiality as she steps further inside the room. She looks way prettier than the picture of her James showed me. Her brown hair extends over her shoulders and she has a small face. I can see where James got his unblemished skin from because this woman has absolutely no pores.

"Hi! Elizabeth, right?" I’m stunned when my name leaves her mouth and I meet Mom’s eyes before I look back at her and nod swiftly. "Yeah. Um, hello."

She crosses over the room and rounds the couch until she’s standing feet away. "I’m Zara. James' mom. I think he mentioned a thing or two about you." She explains as her smile widens, revealing her perfect set of white teeth. I gaze back at James who’s still standing awkwardly by the door and he refuses to meet my eyes, though I have a feeling he can feel them piercing through him.

"It’s nice to meet you, Zara," I respond politel
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yamibay
First of all… I do love this book, but this chapter is so unnecessary. I don’t know how the law is in your country but here in Germany it is totally legal to be with your step sibling. And in there case they didn’t even grow up as such.
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Jag724
Well DAMN! First mom married her loves dad and now because of they're mistakes Lizzie gets to move away. I honestly feel bad for Samantha, but just before she was willing to divorce for Lizzies happiness. Now she wants for the both of them to be miserable. I hope this situation gets better.
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Marlenny Fernandez
Where was that so called love that completed him when he married Sam? What an asshole. And James is so full of shit too. 2 weeks father and son are being knitting the net and I hope James can feel the pain When they both leave to Los Ángeles
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