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believed in fate. He

lled everything his empire,

ing exc

ph

thing with big, innocent eyes and a quiet presence. He had

rld. A rare kind of innocence that didn't belong anywhere near a man like

wante

rything: what time she left for class, when she worked at the café, who she spoke t

hings were

, the easy comfort between them. Adrian clenched his ja

didn't de

one

watching from a distance, letting her live her

longed

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