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Chapter 37 : I WAS SO SURE.

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last update Last Updated: 2025-04-21 21:50:07

Before I could make a move to follow them, I felt a soft tap on my shoulders, I was shocked. My body stiffened before it started turning slowly towards the direction of the touch.

Who could it be? Was I already discovered?

I hissed, heaving a sigh of relief, I rolled my eyes… it wasn’t anyone to be scared of. It was just—Nathan.

But what was he doing out here?

He was just above me, crouching awkwardly, his face tense.

“What the hell are you doing here?” I whispered loudly.

He looked at me then back at Della and Luca, his eyes had a flicker of mischief. “Gathering the truth.” He replied.

I looked over my shoulders nervously. “If you’re not careful, you’ll get yourself locked up like Falcon.”

“Maybe.” He shrugged. “...but we both know why Falcon is locked up in the first place,” He shot back. “You saw the sword. It isn’t wasn’t ordinary.”

I hesitated, then gave a slight nod. “It isn’t. It reacted to Luca. That’s not normal. We both know relics like that choose their wielder.”

He nodded
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