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CHAPTER 18

Auteur: Evey
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The sun had barely begun to rise when the doorbell sound echoed through the walls of Ruby’s home. It rang repetitively, like the person on the other side was in a hurry and was growing impatient.

I blinked groggily from my place on the couch, still tangled up in the blanket I took from the guest room where Damon still slept peacefully. Ruby stood in the kitchen, a coffee mug halfway to her lips. She glanced at the door and sighed.

"That’ll be her," she muttered before walking over to answer it. She paused when her hand reached the door handle. I watched as her droopy expression transformed into a practiced smile before turning the handle.

The door creaked open, letting in a breeze of early morning chill—and then, a woman in big dark glasses walked in.

She stepped in like she owned the place, dressed in all black with combat boots, a cropped jacket, and an air of casual authority that made me sit up straighter without meaning to. Her hair was tied in a sleek braid, and her eyes—sharp a
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