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CHAPTER 117: FRAGMENTS IN THE DARK

Penulis: Janice Mark
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-02-16 23:08:33
KNOX’S POV

I couldn’t sleep no matter how hard I tried. Victoria was curled against me, with her head on my chest, her breathing slow and even. She’d fallen asleep hours ago.

But I lay awake, staring at the ceiling of her bedroom, feeling restless in a way I couldn’t explain.

Something was wrong. Not with Victoria but Something inside me.

Like an itch I couldn’t scratch. A word on the tip of my tongue that I couldn’t quite say.

I shifted slightly, trying to get comfortable without waking Victori
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