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I hung, watching you bask in your failure

Author: Mina's vale
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-21 20:22:09

Renz's Pov

The morning light slipped through the curtains, soft and quiet.

Nyx’s head rested on my chest, her breath warm and steady. The world felt still—everything felt peaceful.

Then my phone rang.

I ignored it, grumbling under my breath.

It rang again.

Nyx stirred, mumbling, “Why don’t you just pick it up?” Her voice was sleepy and soft.

I kissed her forehead. “You’re awake?”

She nodded without opening her eyes.

The phone buzzed again, louder this time. With a sigh, I reached for it on the stool beside the sofa. “What’s going on, Marco? Why the hell are you calling this early?”

His voice came through, rough and breathless. “Renz… things are bad.”

My brows furrowed. Marco never sounded like that. He was the calm one—the man who could walk through fire without flinching.

If he sounded scared, then this wasn’t just trouble. It was chaos.

I sat up slowly, careful not to wake Nyx fully, though she was already watching me now—her eyes alert, reading the tension in my face.

“Talk to me,
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