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UNDER THE SHADOW (THIRTY FIVE)
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Lexie sat on the edge of the bed, facing the mirror brushing her hair which was tangled from running around Wren's father's house with a handful of flour. It's ridiculous and childish. But when was the last time she did that? When did she feel so free to let out an expression and laugh loudly like no weight was hanging on her shoulders?
It felt like she hadn't done that in a long time. Have fun, laugh, forget all the sadness and worries that always eat away at her heart. Wren has brought her happiness back. She was so grateful that she had Wren as the only man who could help her out of all this trouble. She already thought of Wren like her own brother. How nice it would be if she had several siblings and not be an only child. Unfortunately her mother only gave birth to one baby, herself, and her mother never got pregnant again since giving birth to her because her mother didn't like her body shape to become stretchy after giving birth.
Lexie smiled at her own reflectio
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