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Chapter 113

Author: Diti Koshy
last update publish date: 2026-02-06 16:23:37

[Elara]

“You did great today,” he whispers into my ear, his calm yet husky voice sending a gentle shiver down my spine.

I bite my lip, smiling lightly. “It was alright, I guess.”

He pulls back a little, placing his hands on my shoulders. He turns me around, lowering himself so we are at the same eye level. “Didn’t we talk about this? No more hiding.”

I swallow again, looking away briefly. “I’m not. I just don’t think I did it alone.”

“Of course you didn’t do it alone,” he says gently. “No one e
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