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103-Caught

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Chapter One Hundred and Three

Aria

I didn’t sleep, no matter how hard I tried, sleep just wouldn't come to me. I tried. I laid there, staring at the ceiling, replaying the dinner over and over again until the silence started to feel louder than the noise.

That glance.

It wouldn’t leave me alone. It wasn’t just my imagination I was sure and it wasn’t a coincidence either. It had been quick, yes,, but it had been real, which meant one thing.

They knew something, so I moved.

The corridors were qui
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