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Chapter 13: Corridor Security

Penulis: Noxvane
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-05-09 15:56:35

POV: Claire Desmond

"So... Alana’s dad is the reason you’re grinning like you just hit the Powerball?"

Shannon’s voice was dripping with amusement, but her posture was pure interrogation. She stood squarely in the center of the hallway, a human roadblock in a sensible cardigan, arms crossed over her chest.

"That’s... ridiculous. It has nothing to do with him," I snapped. The denial came out way too fast. High-pitched and guilty.

Heat scorched its way up my neck. My body was a traitor, abandonin
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