Strangers All At Once
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Ongoing2h 16m
Last published Sat, Aug 17, 2024
It had been two years since Sophie Beckett last saw Benedict Bridgerton, the day she walked out of his life without ever revealing the true reason for her departure. But now...
When Kate announces her engagement, Sophie is once again thrown into Benedict's path...
Both still bear the scars from their intense and tumultuous romance, each wrongly believing the other has moved on. They agree to set aside their past to help Kate and Anthony with their wedding...
But can they truly move on and become friends, or will the past prove too much, leaving them as strangers once more?
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