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195. Preparation of The Punishment

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Blake's POV:

My phone buzzed in my pocket.

I pulled it out.

Leo.

I sat up slightly and accepted the call. "Leo."

His voice came through immediately and the quality of it landed on me like cold water. I had heard Leo in various states across the years. Worried. Excited. Tired. Frustrated. This was something different. This was the specific sound of someone who had been holding something together and was close to not being able to hold it anymore.

"Blake." His voice was low. "I need to tell you so
Nightingale

Hello Readers, How's gonna be the punishment?

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