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Chapter 382

Author: Fanny S
last update publish date: 2026-04-03 22:47:26
Alicia's POV

Elena's text had been face down on the table since I sat down.

Be careful.

Once. Then face down. The terminal hummed around me, cutting the outside world completely away.

My coffee had gone cold.

The room reacted before I even saw him. The woman at the desk glanced up. The attendan
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