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Chapter 30: Performing for the devil

Author: Black sweet
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2025-10-03 23:59:12

~ Avelyn ~

The music hit first.

A slow, decadent rhythm, heavy on bass, like a heartbeat amplified and stretched into something sultry. Then the lights followed, a beams of violet sweeping across the stage, striking the polished floor beneath my bare feet. It gleamed like glass, slick and dangerous, every step a reflection waiting to betray me.

I forced myself to breathe. My emerald dress clung to my skin, the slit scandalously high and the fabric shimmering beneath the lights. The audience’s r
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