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Chapter 76: Hidden Blade
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2026-04-22 20:00:54Ethan's POV
“Tell me this isn’t true. Tell me now.”
Out loud, the words sounded harsher than meant, my voice splitting under the pressure of what was falling apart between us. There I stayed, rooted in our room, fingers tight around the phone, that spreading story lit up like blame in my palm. A short distance off, Sam kept still, quiet as ever on the outside, though not fast enough to hide the tremor behind her stare - just a split second of truth slipping thr
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