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Chapter 28

作者: Jelly Bean
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LUCIAN

I saw Rhydian before I saw Merryn. He stood at the entrance of the Nocturne residence, dressed in black, his expression unreadable as two guards moved aside to let me through. I stopped several feet away.

“Where is she?”

Rhydian didn’t blink.

“You came all the way to Aurelia to ask me that?”

“I didn’t come here to speak to you.”

“Unfortunately for you, you did.”

My jaw tightened. I had imagined this meeting several times on the journey here. In none of those versions had Rhydian looked t
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