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Chapter eighty-seven

作者: Elira sloane
last update 公開日: 2026-05-08 06:38:36

PINK PEONIES AND DESPERATION

NOELLE'S POV

The moment I stepped into the DANS building the next morning, I felt it.

The shift.

The air was different today. It was heavier, charged with whispers and curious glances. Heads turned as I walked through the lobby. A group of assistants near the reception desk stopped talking abruptly when they saw me, then quickly looked away, murmuring behind their hands.

My stomach twisted.

I kept my head high, clutching my bag tighter as I headed toward the elevato
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