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Chapter 45 – Silence Before the Storm

Author: Blessing Elliot
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-21 00:45:53

The night finally went quiet.

Too quiet.

We had made it out of the alley and into the backstreets, the sound of the sirens fading behind us. My arms were locked around Cruz, keeping him upright, his blood still warm against my shirt. Blade stayed close, his steps sharp, his eyes never still.

But the laughter was gone.

The shadows—empty.

For the first time in what felt like forever, there was no sound but Cruz’s ragged breathing and the soft scuff of our boots on broken pavement.

“Maybe… maybe we lost him,” I whispered, though the words tasted like a lie.

Blade glanced back, his jaw tight. “Lost him, or he’s letting us think we did.”

I swallowed hard, clutching Cruz tighter. His eyes opened halfway, glazed and heavy, but his hand squeezed mine weakly. “Keep going… don’t stop.”

“We won’t,” I promised him, my throat burning. “We’re almost safe.”

Blade’s snort was sharp, humorless. “Safe? Nova, we’re bleeding, limping, and cornered. The only safe we’re gonna get is temporary.”

“Then I’ll
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