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Chapter 62

Author: A. Leilani
last update publish date: 2026-03-19 02:31:51

Chapter 62: Playing Him Like A Fiddle

ADRIA

It was the kind of look that had too much history in it for me to fully read—eighteen years of whatever complicated architecture existed between them, all of it compressed into four seconds of held eye contact. Then Kieran nodded, once. And took a step back.

Damien's grip on my shoulder tightened fractionally.

"We're going upstairs," he said. To me, not to Kieran, though his eyes were still on his friend for another beat before they moved.

"Okay," I s
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