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Chapter 50: Round Letters

作者: Sero
last update publish date: 2026-10-31 23:23:20

Sienna

Luca was standing in my bedroom doorway at seven on Tuesday morning with his phone in his hand and a look on his face I had never seen before.

"Don't," he said. "Don't look yet. Sit down first."

I sat up in bed. The room was gray with rain. I had not slept well, and the last thing I remembered was the sound of the garden dripping. "What is it?"

"I'm sorry," Luca said. It was the first time he had ever said it to me. He crossed the room and held out the phone.

A photograph. A grainy shot,
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