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CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIX: The Seed of Revenge

Penulis: BestOfHisLove
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-10-25 00:01:35

THIRD PERSON POV

The rain outside was soft but persistent, the kind that blurred city lights and made the streets look washed in silver. Inside the abandoned suite on the upper floor of an old hotel, the air was still. Heavy curtains blocked out most of the light, and the only illumination came from a single desk lamp flickering on a low wooden table.

Alana sat near the window, her gloved fingers wrapped delicately around a cup of untouched tea.

She had waited for almost an hour before the creaking sound of the door made her lift her head.

“Come in,” she said softly, her voice smooth and low, as if she’d known exactly who it was even before the door opened.

Cheryl stepped inside, hood up, clutching her purse like it was her armor. The flickering light made her look older, and haggard.

“You came,” Alana said, with no smile on her face.

Cheryl dropped her hood. “Your message said it was important. I almost didn’t want to come.”

“And yet,” Alana murmured, rising with graceful ease, “yo
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