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Eighty-Five

Penulis: Luxie
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-07-30 23:48:21

Vanessa

I was halfway to the door, steps already in motion to get back to Alec, when Nina crashed into me. Her arms locked around my ribs with such urgency that it knocked the breath from my lungs. I stood there, holding, blinking. Then I gripped her just as tight. My fingers clawed at her shirt like the fabric could anchor me. I hadn’t realized I needed that hug more than food, more than sleep, more than answers. We cried into each other’s shoulders, but I couldn’t tell whose tears were whose. My throat burned. I pulled away first and scrubbed my face with the back of my wrist.

“Whoever taught you this?” Nina said, voice shaky but trying for lightness. “They deserve a damn raise. Imagine if you hadn’t known what to do.”

I shrugged. “Olga.”

That name killed whatever flicker of calm we’d built in the last ten seconds. Nina’s smile dropped like a stone. Her jaw clenched, and she gave me this slow nod like she finally understood. She got it—got that the power I’d used to save Alec was on
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