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121_Presenting the Case

Author: Violet Hunts
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-10-29 09:27:52

Lloyd's POV

The banging of the door brought me back to focus. I turned this way and that way, squinting my eyes at the rays of daylight spilling into the room.

The bang came again, and my brain regained more focus, getting acquainted with the surroundings.

I scrambled out of bed and pulled the door open a crack to meet Elora on the other side.

I was still shirtless, and when I met her eyes, the weight of embarrassment hit me and I slammed the door shut.

“A moment, please,” I crossed over to the closet, pulling one of the doors open and picking a shirt.

I was shrugging into it when the door opened with a small click. I turned around to see Elora standing in the doorway.

“Listen,” I started. “I was knocked out last night, I mean, I slept in…” I trailed off when I met her wide eyes and dropped jaw.

“What is going on with you?”

I avoided her gaze, looking this way and that way. “Listen, I understand that what happened yesterday didn’t make sense, I mean, I was not supposed to come o
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