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CHAPTER EIGHTY

Author: TAMARA-KURO
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-14 08:51:00

ARROW’S POV

I kept asking him even when the dread kept building within me. "What about your family? Are there any, by the way?"

He sank back, leaning back into the chair, his eyes glittering with laughter in my presence. "My family is... complicated," he said, as though they were from a different... strand of existence.

His answers began to sound like stuff out of a fantasy novel, but I was sure he kept something hidden. Or perhaps he was just messing with me. Either way, I was determined to get to the bottom of it.

I leaned forward, curious. "A different strand of existence?" I echoed, trying to figure out whether he meant it the way it sounded. "You mean like, parallel universe or something?"

He nodded slightly, the smile returning to his lips. "Something like that. Let's just say my family's... history is complicated and not really bound by the same rules as this reality."

I rubbed my temples, feeling a slight headache coming on. This talk was getting weirder by the minute. "
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