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Burley Begins

Burley Begins

From Being Burley Chapter 10: In the Eye of the Hurricane

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Feb 04, 2024
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Bryan blinked awake with that dozy alertness that comes from being well-rested. His alarm hadn’t gone off yet and he filled the panicked second of dawning realization imagining he’d slept through the day and missed the liquor board appointment. It was still dark, and Nicole breathed deeply and quietly beside him. The charcoal sky behind the curtains rem…

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