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Chapter 214

Penulis: Gem
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Cameron

The house felt wrong the second I stepped inside.

Not just wrong—tainted.

Like the walls had been holding secrets I hadn’t noticed before, and now that I knew the truth, I could feel them pressing in on me.

Brandon followed close behind, his hand brushing mine every few steps like he was making sure I didn’t vanish. I didn’t tell him I needed it. But I did.

The lights in the hallway flickered once before going steady. Mom’s voice carried from the kitchen—low, sharp.

I froze.

“…you don’t understand, Drake,” she hissed.

Brandon’s eyes snapped to mine. My chest tightened.

She was on the phone. With him.

For a second, the air in my lungs turned to ice. Then heat roared up instead, my fists clenching.

I moved before I thought.

“Who are you talking to?” My voice cut through the kitchen doorway like a blade.

She flinched, phone still pressed to her ear.

“Cameron—”

“Don’t,” I snapped. My eyes locked on the phone. “Put it down.”

Brandon stepped in behind me, voice low but steady. “He’s
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