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Chapter 70

Author: J-Noiré
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-19 23:44:08

Lila’s POV

The knock came again, sharper this time.

“Lila? Are you alright in there? I’ll come in if you don’t answer!”

The woman’s voice sliced through the thick silence that had swallowed my apartment. My lungs seized, my pulse thrumming so violently that I thought the sound alone would give me away.

Max turned his head slowly, his eyes narrowing toward the door. For one suspended second, he was still. Then something clicked inside him.

He straightened, shoulders rolling back, posture shifting from manic fury to sharp calculation in an instant. “Well,” he muttered, almost to himself, “I guess playtime is over.”

Before I could register what he meant, he was already moving. His hand tore away from my shoulder, and the absence of his grip left burning bruises in its place. He strode to the door with a speed and certainty that made my chest ache.

The lock clicked.

My throat closed.

“Wait…Max, no!”

Too late.

The door swung open with a force that rattled the hinges, and in the frame stood
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