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CHAPTER 74

Author: Anonymous Lee
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-11 20:25:05

CHAPTER 74

ADRIEN

The punching bag was already bleeding sand by the time Matteo called time. My knuckles throbbed, split open days ago and never allowed to heal. I didn’t care. Pain grounded me. Pain reminded me I wasn’t dead.

"You need to wrap your hands, Adrien," Matteo said, tossing me the gauze.

I ignored him.

Matteo sighed but didn’t press. He used to—back when I was softer, still stupid enough to believe Luca might actually care. But now, even Matteo didn’t know how to reach me.

Every morning, I was up before the sun. Training. Shooting. Knives. Repetition until exhaustion. I didn’t joke anymore. Didn’t speak. I didn’t eat much either. Only enough to stay sharp. Alive. Dead on the inside, but breathing.

Damon started watching me closer. At first it was amusement—then it turned to concern. Now, it was wariness. Like he didn’t know who I was anymore.

Good.

That meant it was working.

By midday, I dragged myself into the dining hall. I hadn’t eaten all morning. Matteo and Damon sat
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