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Chapter 39

Author: Tenny Write
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-10-28 15:45:13

Luca’s POV

I had spent enough time around Ghost to recognize when he was angry, but lately his anger had changed. Before, it had been loud enough to fill a room even when he said nothing.

Now it lived behind his eyes, controlled and deliberate, because he had finally understood that Viper was waiting for him to lose control.

That made our situation more dangerous, but it also gave us something we had not had before.

Time.

We had spent the entire morning keeping our distance from the investigat
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