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CHAPTER 8

Author: Anonymous Lee
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Chapter 8

Luca

"He’s in the east wing again."

I didn’t look up from the monitor. Adrien—half dressed, barefoot, and eating an apple like he owned the place. Again.

Reckless little shit.

The feed crackled slightly as the camera tracked him. He lingered near the armory door, eyes flitting to the guard stationed there. I watched the way he grinned at the man, all teeth and bait. The guard looked away. Smart.

I wasn’t sure if Adrien did it because he was fearless, or because he didn’t know any better. Maybe both. Maybe he didn’t care what I could do to him.

"You’re watching him again," Damon muttered from behind me.

"Shut up."

"It’s been three hours."

"And yet you’re still talking."

He snorted and crossed the room. I heard the metallic click of his lighter, the faint scent of tobacco.

"You think he knows something?"

"I think he’s a fucking idiot. But he’s not stupid. There’s a difference."

On the monitor, Adrien spun in slow circles in the hallway, arms out like a dancer, as if he could w
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