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Hope is dangerous

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last update 최신 업데이트: 2026-02-04 04:00:02

Rebecca walked down the hallway, her hands crossed behind her back. The place was as silent as a graveyard, until she got outside and found the men out there, few of them injured.

She spotted Kira and Trent at a distance, authorizing a count of the men to make sure they were all complete.

Her steps halted, she didn’t move closer. Trent was the first to spot her, then he alerted Kira.

As expected, Kira walked towards her, an unreadable expression on her face.

“Thought you were asleep.”

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    Rebecca walked down the hallway, her hands crossed behind her back. The place was as silent as a graveyard, until she got outside and found the men out there, few of them injured. She spotted Kira and Trent at a distance, authorizing a count of the men to make sure they were all complete. Her steps halted, she didn’t move closer. Trent was the first to spot her, then he alerted Kira. As expected, Kira walked towards her, an unreadable expression on her face.“Thought you were asleep.” Rebecca chuckled dryly. “How can I sleep knowing that the man who killed my parents is out there roaming free?” She had told Kira everything Fernando told her. After all, it was Kira who helped her to get away from the house. Kira was already aware about the whole thing, she only needed someone else to tell Rebecca and that was why she did all she could to make her meet with Fernando. Kira looked around, trying to be discreet. “Did you tell Axel you went to see Fernando?” “Not yet.” Her r

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    Rebecca remained on the floor long after the door closed. She didn’t know how long she knelt there, her palms pressed to the cold tiles, breath uneven.When the sound of engines finally roared to life outside, she pushed herself up.She moved back to the window, peering through the sheer curtains. The cars moved out in convoy, filled with men in black suits.This wasn’t a wedding. This was a battlefield disguised in silk and vows.Her phone vibrated softly against the nightstand and she sighed before going to get it. It was a message from Kira… “We’re leaving now. Your call.”Rebecca’s heart kicked hard against her ribs. Axel’s words echoed in her head but she waved it off. She needed to do this. She typed a message to Kira. “Not all the men left. How am I going to go out?” Another message came almost immediately from Kira.“I’ll pretend I left something, just to stay behind for a while. Hang on, I’m coming.” She didn’t reply. She dropped her phone and walked back to the window

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    If it was a normal day, the whole place would be filled with grunts of men training, voices of them strategizing and planning their next mission. But today, it wasn’t like that. The whole place was calm, everyone was busy trying to get their best look, because today was a significant day for them. Their boss was getting married. Rebecca stood next to her window, watching everyone from there. She was still in her night robe and had no plans to change it anytime soon. Her eyes were swollen and the dark circle under her eyes was the first thing anyone would notice upon seeing her. They were all proof that she didn’t sleep last night. She didn’t have anything doing but she couldn’t sleep. She wanted it to be morning already so she would proceed to don Alessandro’s house, but she could only do that if everyone had left for the wedding. The subtle knock on her door made her turn. “Come in.” She muttered without thinking twice. The door opened and Axel walked in. Her brows knitte

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