Chapter 24 - Disappointment

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.................... Cora/Meira .................... Alexios entered the room, his steps faltering as his gaze fell upon me, dropping my robe. I could hear and see his breath hitch before my eyes trailed up to his that were wide in surprise as he swallowed in desire. The anticipation in the air was palpable as I seductively approached him, my heart pounding in my chest as the familiar excitement rose in my stomach. I wasn’t in love with him like I once was with his father, but the apple didn’t fall far from the tree, and to say I wasn’t feeling something at that moment would have been lying. With each step, I could sense his yearning growing—his gaze locked on my figure, and as I reached him, I rose onto my tippy toes, closing the distance between us. “I missed you,” I whispered sedu

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