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Chapter 15: What It Looked Like

作者: Agatha Ikpasa
last update 公開日: 2026-07-19 23:56:31

Roza POV

I did not call him. I did not text him. I went home and locked both locks and sat on the edge of my bed until the shaking stopped, and then I did the thing I knew how to do best.

I went quiet. Soren tried to call twice that night. I watched the screen light up both times and did not answer either call. In the morning there was a message from him, short and careful. I know what that looked like. It was not what you think. Please let me explain.

I read it three times and did not reply.

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