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Author: Theana
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2025-12-19 18:39:50

CHAPTER 42 — WHAT LINGERS IN THE DARK

The room felt different now.

Not quieter—because the silence had always been there—but heavier, thicker, as though the air itself had learned to hold secrets. The candlelight no longer merely flickered along the walls; it clung, stretching shadows across the ceiling, softening the edges of reality. Everything felt suspended, balanced on the fragile edge between restraint and surrender.

Sienna was acutely aware of Damien’s hands on her waist.

Not moving.
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