Ulterior Motives

Stella woke up with a start, startled. For a moment, she thought she was still at the Vance Residence and Declan had come back in the middle of the night, kicking the door again.

She hastily got out of bed, almost tripping and falling.

When she ran to the door and saw Robert there, she finally remembered that she had left the Vance Residence, and she no longer had to open the door for Declan.

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