Chapter 145: The Punch

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(Aurora's POV) He'd been so cold before the wedding. Controlled, distant, transactional. I'd thought I understood what this arrangement would look like - a contract, a convenience, two people keeping a respectful distance. And now he was making breakfast and kissing me in the entryway like he'd been planning it all along. The more deliberate he was about it, the more I suspected he was working toward something I couldn't see yet. The elevator reached the ground floor. The doors opened. And then, despite everything - despite the burning in my cheeks and the completely unreasonable flutter in my chest - I laughed. Just once, quietly, to myself. I pressed my hand over my mouth and walked out into the morning. (Author's POV) At school, Leo was called into Mr. Zimmer's office before seco

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