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~NINETY-TWO: THE POISON

Penulis: Kim Alphy
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-12-30 22:35:42

~Lucien~

I had a bad feeling about tonight. Something was bound to happen, but Arya couldn’t care less. She had a strange gleam in her eyes all evening. Right from the minute that lab director warned us about the poison Linna had in her position, Arya started acting weirdly.

She didn’t want to get Lina arrested. No matter how much I tried to convince her, her mind was made up about that. I stared at the phone on a stool in front of me, patiently waiting for her to pick up my call.

When she did, her voice was trembling. “Lucien…” she drawled. I snatched the phone and placed it against my ear, paranoia brewing in my gut.

“What happened?” What did they do to her? Why didn’t she listen to me when I insisted that she stay away from that house in the meantime.

“I think I killed someone."

I sprang to my feet and scanned my surroundings from my car keys as Arya’s breath hitched.

“Where are you?”

“Home,” she replied, her breathing erratic. “I don’t know what I did, Lucien."

“Is anyone around
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