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2024-10-29 19:42:56History is a set of lies agreed upon.
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“I think I know the reason why you can’t keep your eyes off her now.”
Eleanor made her way towards her friend and the girl they just saved. They had been conversing silently over who knows what and had not even bothered helping her to research as to why they were feeling what they were feeling. For a moment, she thought maybe they wanted those emotions inside them, they didn’t seem to be fighting it after all.
The girl was pretty, Silas might have considered that she might be a potential Luna for him. Should she even have bothered researching when it seems like they were alright with what’s happening? Eleanor shook her head. No, she thought, Both of them have their respected mates and it would be unfair to their partners if th
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