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Fifty-Seven
Kiara opened her eyes and tried to remember where she was. The heavy blanket and soft pillow didn’t match the ones she had at home, and the big man holding her close was definitely not something she woke up to often.
“Morning,” Chris said in a voice too awaken to match her lazy mood.
“Morning. Have you been up long?” She turned to face him, stifling a yawn.
“Not too long.” Definitely a while, then. Had he be
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