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Chapter Nine

Author: Spitfyre
last update publish date: 2026-07-08 20:21:55

Cheyanne.

“Not today.” He simply said. “Thanks for the food.”

“Sure,” I replied.

“About the food, it’s bland.” I muttered, searching his face for any flicker of expression. There was nothing, aside from his eyes. It was dull, with no light in them. When he caught me staring, he looked away.

“I prefer it that way.”

“Why?” I questioned.

“It’s not important.” He said, before tipping up a bottle of water.

He changed the topic abruptly. “Alice mentioned you wanted to go out.”

Sensing he didn’
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