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Closer Than We Knew

Penulis: Abigail
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-07-25 03:53:48

Luxian POV.

I didn’t listen.

Cris told me to stay put.

Told me not to open the door for anyone—not even him or Damien.

But he never said what to do when my chest started burning.

When the mark over my heart glowed hot like it was alive.

When I felt Damien breaking, calling out to me, without a word.

I couldn’t just sit here and wait for someone to tell me he was gone.

Or worse… that he wasn’t Damien anymore.

So I ran.

Out the door. Through the forest.

Straight into the dark.

The trees whispered warnings I didn’t understand.

Branches scratched at my face. My lungs burned.

But none of it mattered.

Because the closer I got, the louder the voice in my head grew.

“Don’t come back…”

But I was already here.

⸻

I found him in the clearing, bathed in moonlight and blood.

Damien stood with his back to me, shoulders rising and falling like he was holding something back—or barely breathing.

“Damien…” I called gently.

He turned.

His eyes weren’t red.

They were black.

No whites. No pupils. Just… voi
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