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Chapter 40: Dark truth
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Glory TinaThanks for reading. Mia and Xavier are finally having 'the talk' it's difficult but trusting him and opening up is beautiful and I'm glad Xavier didn't rush her. Trauma takes time to heal and she's still healing. Thanks for sticking by please leave your comments.
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