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Chapter Eighty-Five

Penulis: Lee
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-03-09 02:26:06

Adrian’s eyes shifted past my shoulder.

Slowly, I turned.

Ethan stood by the half-open door.

One hand rested casually on the doorframe, his expression unreadable, though the faint lift of his eyebrow suggested he had seen more than enough.

My face was drained of color.

“Oh—”

I immediately stepped back from Adrian, creating distance that hadn’t existed a moment ago.

My heart was pounding again, but for an entirely different reason.

Ethan pushed the door open a little wider and stepped in
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