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Chapter 30

Author: PhebeOT
last update Last Updated: 2026-01-05 06:52:02

"Shall we?" Sean says and puts one hand on my shoulder as I look up into Betty's sad eyes, a tiny voice in my head screaming for me to jump into her arms, but I don't. It's better if things end this way.

Strangely, right before my very eyes, she glitches like a sonogram, fading away along with the room, my environment changing and Dylan's body disappearing, painfully revealing a shiny gold-colored tiled floor instead of the dirty brown it was before.

I lift my head and realize we're no longer in the room.

"Welcome to my home," Sean says gleefully, and I lift my head up a little, squinting my eyes and trying to adjust to the bright light. I gasp in surprise as I take in my new surroundings.

We're in the living room, a somewhat massive and luxurious living room, with cream and gold-colored cushions sitting beautifully close to the artfully emulsioned wall. It's painted cream with unique gold patterns and designs on it glittering from the shining light emanating from the very large cha
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