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The Woman

Author: Darcel
last update Last Updated: 2022-09-22 23:32:08

Arielle’s POV:

Immediately Richard had left the study, I found myself left bereft of the warmth of the mate bond, just a little. As his presence left the study, so did the warmth decrease, and he took my heart with him.

“I’m turning into a soppy mess,” I said out loud, shaking my head in incredulity. I had definitely never expected that having Richard as my mate would change me so much. I always loved romance stories, and now I was living in one.

The ticking grandfather clock at the corner of the modernized study caught my eyes, and I gazed at the pendulum swinging back and forth with its mesmerizing clicking motions. It looked old, very damn old.

It seemed to me that even though Richard had become Alpha and modernized Regis study to his liking, the legacy of the previous Alphas of Redding Pack before him still remained. Just the way they should.

In just the way that Richard’s legacy would remain a long, long time from now.

I took a step forward and a deep breath in, reveling in this
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Stacey Corbett
Rich needs to be honest with her or this could cause a major issue
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JC..
Given how frequently the author updates, I’m fine with short chapters.
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Yaya veperez
this has been the shortest chapter ever, don't get me wrong I like the book. But chapters are to short
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