Her Ex, His Redemption

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of si

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been sleeping there for a week,

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tired but

said, a littl

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use

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, her voice soft.

older on the k

ce pa

meeting his eyes. "He' s back. We reconn

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stroyed Ethan' s family thro

a Hayes wante

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