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CHAPTER 56: A STRANGER’S GRATITUDE

작가: Janice Mark
last update 최신 업데이트: 2025-12-31 18:28:37

RYLAN’S POV

The lodge was quiet when I pulled in, most of the Vipers having dispersed after the burial.

I sat in the truck for a moment, rain still drumming against the roof, trying to gather the energy to go inside and pretend everything was fine.

My clothes were soaked. Blood…Ray’s blood…had dried on my hands and sleeves, turning from red to rust-brown. I probably looked like I’d just come from a massacre.

The front door opened before I could make it halfway up the steps. Elara stood there, her eyes going wide as she took in my appearance.

“Rylan!” She rushed forward, her hands hovering over me like she was afraid to touch, afraid of what injuries she might find. “What happened? Are you hurt? Is that your blood?”

“El, calm down…”

“Calm down? You’re covered in blood!” Her voice rose, panic evident in every syllable. “Did the Skulls attack? Is someone dead? Are you…”

“Elara.” I grabbed her shoulders gently, forcing her to look at me. “I’m fine. The blood isn’t mine.”

She blinked, pro
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