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Chapter Eighty Four

Author: Peggygoddess
last update publish date: 2025-12-21 16:38:18

Zane's POV

The drive back to the apartment is silent, but the bond between us screams with everything Kaidora won't say out loud.

Pain. Rage. Grief so deep it feels like drowning.

I keep glancing at her in the passenger seat. She's staring out the window, tears streaming down her face that she doesn't bother to wipe away. Her hands are clenched in her lap, trembling with emotion she's been holding back for goddess knows how long.

The words about her parents and how they died replay in my mind,
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