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Chapter 148

작가: Solomon Emmanuel
last update 최신 업데이트: 2025-05-19 03:23:43

Alex’s POV

I stood at the bottom of the stairs, hands clenched in tight fists as I tried to pretend I wasn’t listening, but I was. Every sound from upstairs filtered through to me—Lina’s giggle, Sophia’s choked silence, and the sound of something unspoken being passed between them.

This was the part no one ever prepared you for. The waiting, the helplessness, the knowledge that, even with all the resources, weapons, and plans we had, none of it could protect the one thing Sophia loved most and right now, she was doing what she hated most—letting go, for Lina’s safety, for the war she knew was coming.

When I finally heard the soft click of the door closing upstairs, I took a deep breath and backed away from the base of the stairs, just enough to not look like I was eavesdropping. I didn’t want Sophia to think I didn’t trust her strength.

She came down a few minutes later, face pale and eyes red-rimmed, but her jaw was set. That quiet fury she carried like armor was back in place, and I
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