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Chapter 12

Penulis: Ella's Ink
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-01-24 22:20:26

Alanza’s POV

“You okay, honey? You don’t look so good.”

My smile felt like a grimace. I hated that the cashier noticed me. My body was on fire, but the store air chilled me to the bone. I forced the words out. “Just a little under the weather. I’ll be fine.”

She was a shifter. I recognized the slight tension around her shoulders, the way she tracked movement in the aisle behind me. I had not seen her working here before.

I paid in cash. Tapping the card felt too risky, too traceable. That was a
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