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D\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sara is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
We Built a Kingdom From Ashes That Still Remembered Love by Aila Frost 590 Chapter\u00a0590 Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV When\u00a0I\u00a0got\u00a0home,\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0was\u00a0racing.\u00a0For\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0time\u00a0in\u00a02\u00a0weeks,\u00a0I\u00a0turned\u00a0my\u00a0phone\u00a0on.\u00a0I\u00a0sat\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0bed\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0watched\u00a0the\u00a0screen\u00a0light\u00a0up,\u00a0showing\u00a0the\u00a0provider\u00a0logo as\u00a0my\u00a0phone\u00a0rebooted.\u00a0Up\u00a0until\u00a0this\u00a0point,\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0my\u00a0phone\u00a0shoved\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0nightstand\u00a0beside\u00a0the\u00a0bed.\u00a0Now,\u00a0holding\u00a0it\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0hands,\u00a0it\u00a0felt\u00a0foreign,\u00a0like\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0how\u00a0to\u00a0work\u00a0it\u00a0anymore.\u00a01 My\u00a0phone\u00a0finally\u00a0turned\u00a0on,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0used\u00a0my\u00a0finger\u00a0to\u00a0unlock it,\u00a0bringing\u00a0up\u00a0my\u00a0home\u00a0screen.\u00a0My\u00a0heart\u00a0thudded\u00a0wildly\u00a0against\u00a0my\u00a0chest\u00a0as\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0apps\u00a0appeared\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0screen.\u00a0Suddenly,\u00a0the\u00a0screen\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0insane\u00a0with\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0missed\u00a0notifications\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0past\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0weeks.\u00a0I\u00a0only\u00a0got\u00a0a\u00a0glimpse\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0names\u00a0that\u00a0flashed\u00a0across\u00a0the\u00a0screen;\u00a0there\u00a0were\u00a0several\u00a0messages,\u00a0both\u00a0voice\u00a0mail\u00a0and\u00a0text\u00a0messages,\u00a0from\u00a0each\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0friends.\u00a0I\u00a0think\u00a0Irene\u00a0called\u00a0me\u00a0more\u00a0times\u00a0than\u00a0anyone,\u00a0though,\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0thought\u00a0made\u00a0my\u00a0stomach\u00a0twist.\u00a0I\u00a0wondered\u00a0what\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0be\u00a0calling\u00a0me\u00a0about. 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