FORTY

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DOMINIC I didn't remember how time flew by after I had tucked her closer to my body, carefully spooned, and anchored against me. I'd never felt so peaceful in my life before today, living one heartbeat at a time. Each thrum, each beat was a reminder that Lilliana and I have endured a storm and overcame it. We must have fallen asleep because when there was a loud knock on the door, the sunlight had already retired from the room. The loud banging woke Lilliana as well as she stirred in my arms. "Clothes...Dom, I need clothes," her voice croaked from slumber as I rolled over the other side and grabbed my discarded shirt to help her into it. Putting on my jeans, I went on to unlatch the door that opened to Marco. Not a good time, I wanted to say and shut the door to his face, but he stor

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