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One Bullet

Penulis: Norah Black
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-05-13 23:23:39

**MERRICK**

The moment I saw Astrid sitting across from me, I felt the walls closing in, leaving no exit for my next breath.

The air in the room grew heavy as Boss's eyes drilled into mine, and I realized I had nothing left but my next lie.

“Mr Fairfax, you must have had quite the eventful past few days. Care to…share with the room?” Boss waved her glass around, but I could not take my eyes off Astrid.

She had no right to look so devastatingly beautiful in her betrayal, but she was. And she gla
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