β―ππππ~πππ'π ππππππ β― (πππ πππππ βΏ ππ ππππππ) ππππ‘π‘ππ ππ¦ π΅ππππππ14 Β©2025Β© π‘π πππππππ14 No part of this book should be published, copied or translated or i Sue you. It's been signed under fβ¦ckin platforms and apps. You copy, you get sued! β CHAPTER (23) TWENTY THREE MAI'S POV The rain hadnβt stopped since last night. It battered against the wide windows of the mansion like it was trying to get in, like it had something to say. I sat on the edge of Romanβs ridiculously long couch, arms folded, a blanket wrapped around me, but my legs still tucked up close to keep warm. My wet dress was goneβheβd tossed me some oversized clothes earlier without a word. We hadnβt spoken since the drive. Since the truth. Since he told me what my mother did. Roman stood near the fireplace, one

