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chapter 43

Penulis: Miss Catty Lu
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-06-16 05:51:20

Wren’s POV

Ross’s arm wrapped around me before I even realised I was shaking.

“Hey, look at me." His voice was firm, steady. “Breathe. Just breathe.”

I couldn’t. The air kept catching somewhere between my throat and my lungs, and every time I closed my eyes, I saw Dani crumpled on the floor of that locker room, so still, too still.

“Wren.” Theo’s voice came from somewhere to my left. “You need to calm down. You’re going to make yourself sick.”

“I can’t…” my voice broke. “He’s not… what if he’s…
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