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Chapter 42: The Warning That Didn’t Feel Empty

Author: F.O. Enis
last update publish date: 2026-05-16 15:08:29

I didn’t sleep well.

Not because I couldn’t, but because every time I closed my eyes, the voice replayed in my head. Calm. Certain. Unfamiliar, yet deliberate enough to leave an impression I couldn’t ignore.

You should be careful with Ethan Blackwood.

It wasn’t just what was said. It was how it was said.

Like a warning that came from experience.

By morning, I had convinced myself it didn’t matter. People said things all the time. Competitors, enemies, people with hidden motives. Ethan was
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