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CHAPTER TWELVE

Author: Kirawrites
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-19 01:22:07

For Lilian

NEO’S POV

My eyes slowly opened as I pulled myself up from the couch. Had I slept there? The light was off, so I had to adjust my eyes to see my surroundings. One thing came to mind—Daniel. Was he okay? He liked acting tough and unbothered, but he was still a human being who could get hurt.

The reason I was in the living room then hit me. I had come out for a drink after hearing the sound of a motorbike outside. Before I could stop him, he was gone. I’d waited for him to return so I could ask where he went—and here I was. But I wasn’t letting this slide. Where had he gone with a wounded hand on a stormy night?

I wrapped the blanket tighter around my shoulders and walked to the front of his door. It was late. I should wait until tomorrow, but no. As stubborn as I was, I wanted answers.

I knocked once. No answer. Twice. Still nothing. When I raised my hand to knock the third time, the door tore open.

Daniel stood in the doorway, eyes scanning me, chest bare, muscles bulging,
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