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17- Faulty Lock

Author: Lisa Salman
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56
“What did he mean by that? I smelled of Vanilla!”

“You must have lost your mind.” Her eyes dipped to his sexy lips. She could feel hotness in the room. The shirtless man’s face was quite close to hers and his icy blue eyes were looking into her green ones trying to reach her soul.

“The lock is faulty! Does Abi know about it?” She asked the question more to his pink lips. A throaty chuckle escaped his mouth and he straightened.

“No. I came here because I did not feel much sleepy. The lock felt a little loose so I just stuck the pebble there.” He walked away to the fridge and took out the beer cans, “And look what you did. Made me strand here along with you.”

His hand came forward to offer her the can. When she shook her head, his hand did not budge.

“Take it, Emerald. We might need to stay here overnight.” She kept looking at his face and then at last accepted it.

She did not know how come he was here. The best way was to maintain a distance from him.

“Do you need something to ea
Lisa Salman

Hello readers. I hope you all are well. Yes. There is more to Rafael's story. It will unfold on right time. Please don't get confused. I will try to be more clear with the story. Thanks for reading. xoxo. Lisa.

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lisa Hasan
very sweet. I like the connection of Abi/Hunter & Rafael/Em
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Venice Rebekah Sedano
Good job Author!!!Keep it up!Excited mucho for the next chapter
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Sacogun
That was a sweet chapter, though I know they have so much to work through. Did Raphael find the truth about Julia Aaron, or did he just fall in love and is willing to overlook what he perceived to be the truth. It will be interesting to find out what transpired after she left Turkey!
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