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Chapter 18

Autor: Benita Abel
last update Data de publicação: 2025-12-13 22:36:06
Maya POV

The sitting room felt too small, the walls pressing in from all sides. Ryker held my hands, his grip steady and warm, but I could barely feel it. My mind kept circling back to Marcus’s words, to a ledger book somewhere in this house that had gotten both my parents killed.

“I need air.” I pulled away from Ryker, standing on shaky legs. “I need to think.”

“Maya, we should stay together until the Council meeting—” Ryker started, but I was already moving toward the door.

“I just need a min
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