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Chapter 119

Penulis: Sacred Heart
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I watched the stars through the viewport in my quarters, alone in the dim hush of the ship. The silence was thicker tonight—like Solace itself was holding its breath.

Rian’s warning echoed in my mind. The failsafe drive still rested on the desk beside me like a loaded weapon. And yet, it wasn’t fear that unsettled me the most.

It was the weight of being seen—the way he’d looked at me, called me dangerous and precious in the same breath.

And the way Callum had stood by me, unwavering.

A soft knock broke my thoughts.

Callum.

Of course.

“Door’s open,” I said.

He stepped in quietly, not in uniform, just in a black thermal and worn boots, the kind of man who made simplicity look like armor. His presence filled the room like gravity, and suddenly, I wasn’t floating in chaos anymore.

“You should be sleeping,” I said, trying to smile.

“So should you,” he replied, his voice low.

I nodded to the chair across from me. “Couldn’t. Too much... everything.”

He didn’t sit. Just walked over to the vie
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