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Author: Theana
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-04-28 20:03:46

CHAPTER 122 — WHAT WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO REMAIN

The alarm did not sound again.

That was what made it worse.

Not the noise.

The silence after it.

Damien moved first, positioning himself between Sienna and the door. It was not dramatic. It was instinct.

Sienna did not tell him to stop this time. She just watched him, like she was seeing him differently now.

“They already know,” she said quietly.

Damien did not look away from the door. “Maybe.”

“That was not a maybe alarm,” she replied.

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