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Bitter Lessons

Author: YuKy
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-03 00:45:53

Santigo stormed away, one hand pressed against his cheek, his eyes blazing with anger. The sting of the slap wasn’t just physical—it was a burning humiliation that clawed at his pride.

“This slap,” he muttered under his breath, his voice trembling with rage. “This humiliation in public… I will never forget this, and I will never forgive her.”

As he stomped through the dimly lit streets, his mind spiraling with revenge, his path was suddenly blocked by a group of shadowy figures. Santigo froze, his bravado momentarily replaced by caution.

The tallest of the group stepped forward, his face obscured by a hood. The streetlamp behind him cast his figure in an eerie silhouette. Santigo hesitated, his voice laced with uncertainty. “Who are you? And what do you want from me?”

Two of the figures flanking the hooded one stepped closer, revealing themselves as Leo and Diego from Emsgate. Santigo had heard whispers about them—dangerous whispers. He swallowed hard.

The hooded figure tilted his hea
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