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Chapter 73. Magnolia manor arrival

Penulis: jengreyy
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* Alex Hamilton *

I noticed the hesitation in her eyes even before I reached for the door beside her. It wasn't just nervousness, it was something deeper. Her fingers fidgeted in her lap, tracing invisible shapes against the soft fabric of her skirt. She was still as a statue, but the tension around her radiated like static before a storm.

I stepped out of the car first, the soft crunch of gravel beneath my shoes cutting through the quiet like the first note of a requiem. The wind carried the faint scent of honeysuckle and moss, an unmistakable perfume of the South, and with it, the weight of everything Magnolia Manor represented. For Penny. For her brother.

Circling around, I opened the passenger door. She didn't move right away. I crouched slightly, offering my hand, not just as a courtesy, but as a reminder. That she wasn't alone. That she didn't have to face this place, these memories, this moment, without someone by her side. Her eyes met mine, uncertain and holding questions sh
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