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Losing Maxen: A Short Story
Everyone seemed to be in love, much to Audra’s delight and distress, because her own love life had grown so complicated. Did room exist in her heart to love two men? It seemed unfair to Carlton to entertain such thoughts. Did he not deserve her unwavering love? After all, he’d apologized for Owena. It seemed as if he no longer spent time in her presence, but it was difficult to be certain. Yet when Audra considered the reality of sending Maxen away on another assignment and focusing her love solely on her husband, the notion filled her with dread. Losing Maxen would be like having her heart torn from her body. The need to be in his presence was a strong as her need to breathe.
One day, she’d need to come up with a solution to this complex
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