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CHAPTER TWENTY SIX

Author: ECHO NOIR
last update publish date: 2026-03-17 23:24:11

HOPE'S POV.

“You told me someone helped you,” I continued, my chest tightening again. “You said you found a way.”

Silence.

He didn’t answer.

“Hunter…”

My voice broke slightly this time.

“Please.”

He let out a slow breath, but he still didn’t meet my eyes. After a long moment that felt like forever, and he still hadn’t said a word, I was beginning to think he wouldn’t answer.

Then finally, he shifted, letting out a sigh.

“It doesn’t matter right now,” he said.

Something inside me snapped.

“It do
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