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Chapter 323: The Claim (Ryder's POV)
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2024-10-28 22:52:00
Christina NoteCan anyone guess how many glasses of wine this chapter took me? 😅 I don't know why, but I really had to psych myself up for this one. I think it felt kind of weird to tell it from Ryder's POV.
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