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作者: Grace Grandi
last update 公開日: 2026-01-22 10:08:37

Chapter 157

Cynthia's POV

I watched Amber disappear up the stairs, his footsteps growing fainter with each step as he headed toward his room. He didn’t look back. He trusted me enough not to. That thought twisted painfully in my chest.

Only when I heard the soft, unmistakable click of his door closing did I allow myself to move.

My knees felt weak, like they might give out at any second. My heart was hammering so hard I could feel each violent beat in my throat, in my ears, in the tips of my fi
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