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Chapter 100: A Scowl

작가: Scarlett T. W
last update 최신 업데이트: 2025-06-22 03:38:22

Lake's POV

I was still standing there frozen, watching Kairos with her... this crying girl who clung to my mate like he was her home when he looked up unexpectedly. His eyes met mine, and I knew right away that it had to be her, because his eyes screamed everything his mouth couldn't, and my stomach turned cold.

Before I could catch my breath, both women turned sharply, first the girl, then the woman. And with that, I was forced to enter the room completely.

Kairos's voice broke through the tension in my chest. "This is my friend," he said, keeping his gaze on me. "Lake." The taller woman straightened slightly, her body becoming rigid for a moment, and I could feel her gaze on me as her aura hit me like a wall of ocean pressure, cold and majestic. She didn’t speak, just nodded.

I opened my mouth, but the words barely passed through the tightness in my throat. “It’s… nice to meet you.” I attempted to meet her gaze but failed. It felt like trying to look directly at the sun underwater,
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