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Chapter 9 : The call

Penulis: Clara Asonye
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2025-09-26 21:40:39

The salt from the sea still clung to my hair when Viktor’s phone buzzed against the glass table. We had just returned from the beach, our skin warm from the sun, sand still clinging to my ankles. I reached for the water pitcher, smiling at the memory of Viktor pulling me into the waves earlier, when his tone dropped like the sky before a storm.

He answered the call smoothly at first, all business like charm. “Douglas,” he said, his voice steady, but his jaw tightened.

I tilted my head, my glass
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