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CHAPTER 60: Esmeralda
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-=Martina's Point of View=-I opened my eyes and couldn't help but feel disappointed when I noticed the ceiling with which I was familiar.I was back in my room, and here I thought, Kian would allow me to be beside him waiting for me to wake up, so we could talk about my plan of confessing to Zion, but I guess whatever reason he had was something that he couldn't just ignore."Oh well," I said, before getting out of bed and starting to stretch to remove the drowsiness I was still feeling.I probably kept on stretching when I saw something at the top of my dresser, so I walked toward it and saw a letter."Sorry if I needed to return you to your room again without us talking about your plan, but let's meet again later, so we can discuss it. I love you."I couldn't stop the smile from forming on my lips when I read the last part, and unconsciously, the word I love you escaped my lips as if Kian could hear those words.It was still early, giving me the time not to do anything yet, and bec
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