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CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE: HALF TRUTHS AND PROTECTION

作者: I.L SPARKS
last update 最終更新日: 2025-09-18 04:28:12

For two days after my confrontation with Kieran, I avoided him completely.

I couldn't look at him without feeling the complex mix of hurt and confusion that came from learning someone you're falling for had initially seen you as a useful tool.

But I also couldn't stop thinking about the genuine love I had sensed from him when he said he cared about me.

On the third day, Kieran found me in Mrs. Chen's garden, where I was helping her tend to the roses while trying to sort through my feelings.

"Laila," he said softly, approaching carefully like I might run away.

"Could we talk?"

"I told you I needed time to think," I said without looking up from the flowers.

"I know, and I've tried to give you space. But there are things I need to tell you - things about your safety that can't wait."

The urgency in his voice made me finally look at him.

His silver eyes were filled with worry and something that looked like fear.

"What things?" I asked.

"Can we go somewhere private? This is important."

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