This Side of Warm
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Last published Wed, Oct 1, 2025
Elena thought she had it all - a warm winter romance, a ring on her finger, and a life she was looking forward to. Yet things are sometimes too good to be true. Whilst notifications exhausted her fiancé's phone, suspicion grows in Elena's mind. How soon will she find out the truth or has it been with her the whole time?
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