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Chapter 39

Author: Eliana Rose
last update publish date: 2026-09-03 00:55:07

Camille's POV

Etienne's car had barely cleared the gates when my phone buzzed.

A text from an unknown number, four words: "Meet me at dawn."

I stared at the screen, my heart hammering against my ribs. The vampire had just told me my blood contained something ancient, something that had terrified a creature who had lived for centuries. Now he wanted to meet again, barely hours after fleeing like a man who had seen his own death.

I should have ignored it. I should have focused on the security la
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