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CHAPTER 67

Author: Shadyside2004
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-11 18:11:25

Her lips trembled. She closed her eyes, whispering a broken prayer, a plea for the child within her. The sound of his finger sliding onto the trigger was deafening.

But before the shot rang out, one of the officers shifted uneasily. “Sir,” he murmured, stepping closer. “There’s… there’s something you need to know.”

Leonard’s hand paused mid-trigger pull. His eyes narrowed in irritation. “What could possibly be more important than this?”

The officer leaned in, whispering something quickly, urgently. The words were too low for Elisa to catch, but she saw the instant transformation in Leonard’s face.

His composure faltered.

He went still, eyes widening just slightly before narrowing again with dangerous intensity. Slowly, he lowered the gun, his gaze snapping back to Elisa—sharp, focused, filled with a new, chilling awareness.

The silence between them stretched, thick with something new—fear, perhaps, or realization.

Leonard’s voice was barely a whisper, but it cut through the tension li
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