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Chapter Twenty-Two

Author: Shalom Egbebi
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-26 08:36:35

Kairos’s POV

"You're sure you want to do this?" Marek teased in my head as I grabbed my jacket.

"I’m already in the car, aren’t I?" I muttered under my breath.

It probably wasn’t the smartest idea to take Seren to see Jeremy, but the man was practically family—and one hell of a chef. Lyra had been the one to talk me into investing in his dream before we even made Pax. Now, all these years later, the restaurant was flourishing. I’d never taken a dime from it. It stayed under Lyra’s name, and technically, it belonged to Pax now.

Still, as I watched Seren teasing me earlier at the bar, leaning over with that slow, lazy smile and playing with her bottom lip, I realized I might've bitten off more than I could chew.

She wasn’t just beautiful—she was dangerous in ways that had nothing to do with teeth or claws.

I turned my focus back to pouring her a drink, thankful for the few seconds to will away the growing ache in my jeans.

Damn tease, I thought, trying not to groan aloud.

And worse? The
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