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Penulis: Mia Moans
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~ Cassian POV

Alice was unraveling.

I could see it the moment she stepped into the clearing.

Not angry.

Not sharp.

Uncertain.

Uncertainty was more dangerous than rage.

Rage was easy to guide. Uncertainty could turn inward.

“I can’t do this anymore,” she said before I could greet her.

No dramatic entrance. No preamble.

Just exhaustion.

I remained seated on the fallen tree trunk, calm,
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    ~ Kael Twins?The word echoed in my head like a shot fired in a quiet room.I blinked slowly, trying to process what Mira had just said. Twins.She had… children?My mother? Dead. My father? Scarred by grief. And now… this?I leaned back in my chair, the polished wood of Duncan’s dining seat cold under my fingers. The table felt heavier than it should. The air smelled of roasted meat, wine, and something I couldn’t name… something sharp, like fear mixed with… inevitability.I turned my gaze toward Iris.Her hands were folded neatly in her lap. Calm. Composed. Elegant. Luna. The woman I had thought I understood in fragments,she was more than fragments now. More than any scheme I had imagined. She wasn’t manipulative. She wasn’t weak. She was… controlled. Calculated. And terrifyingly… beautiful.And she had children.A pang hit me,something I hadn’t felt in a long time. Unease. Confusion. And, strangely, a twinge of… jealousy.Jealousy? Of her children?I clenched my fists under the tab

  • Marked By My Best Friend's Dad   160

    ~ Iris Dinner was tense.Not because the food was bad. Or the wine lacking. Or even because the servants moved awkwardly around the long dining table.No. The tension was in the air, thick enough to taste.Kael sat across from me. Calm. Cold. Observing. Always observing.Duncan sat to my right, silent, brooding, his presence a controlled storm. Every so often his gaze flicked toward Kael, sharp, assessing.I tried to ignore the weight of it all and focused on my plate. I didn’t dare look at Kael too much; his eyes were like magnets, pulling me in, daring me to react.“So…” Kael’s voice cut through the silence, smooth, deliberate. “This is how your family dinners go?”I swallowed. “Eat your food, Kael.”Duncan’s fork paused mid-air. “Watch your tone,” he said.Kael didn’t flinch. Instead, he leaned back, fingers drumming lightly on the table. “I’m just trying to understand the family dynamic.”

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