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Chapter Thirty-Eight
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Veronica Black Dear readers. Updates will be four or five days a week going forward as I am working on the third book of this trilogy and Marcel's story. I hope you will all understand that in order to give you the story you deserve, I can't spread myself too thin. Writing is what I love, and all of your positive feedback really spurs me on. I hope you continue to enjoy my book. As always, thank you for your support and happy reading. VB xx
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