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Chapter 143: Take Me Home

Penulis: Raven
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-04-06 20:33:48

When Mia Stone was finally helped out, half-conscious and slumped against George Smith’s back like a fallen star clinging desperately to gravity, her slurred words left a painful echo in the room.

“Why… why does it always end like this…”

The words hung in the air like smoke, bitter and full of anguish. And just like that, they were gone.

The private room at The Velvet Lounge fell into a suffocating silence, the kind that weighs on your chest, thick and oppressive, making it hard to breathe. The
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