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27_THE ASSASSIN

Author: E.O Jixxie
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-01-08 17:18:18

CHAPTER 27 THE ASSASSIN

AUNT NELLY'S POV

The body is still warm when I kneel beside it.

That tells me everything I need to know.

I push the hood back and study his face. He's a young boy and too young to be doing this kind of work. His neck is broken clean, quick. He never saw it coming. Good. Fear leaves a mess behind.

I roll him onto his side and pull his sleeve up.

There it is.

It's Ashback.

The mark is burned into his skin, half healed, and careless. Rael always was sloppy when he thought h
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