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Chapter 55

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2025-10-06 23:31:00

DELICATE MONSTERS

~CLAIRE'S POV~

Once things calmed down a little, I figured it was time to dig for answers. Annette looked far too calm for someone who had just been beaten half to death by "gravity."

I shifted in the chair beside her bed, arms crossed, eyes fixed on her face. "Annette," I said quietly, watching her attention stay a bit too long on Darla. Jeez, could she make it any more obvious? "What exactly happened? Darla said you fell down the stairs?"

Her eyes darted toward me, and for a
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