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Chapter 10

Penulis: Khogie
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The message had haunted her all night.

Every time she closed her eyes, those four words blinked behind her eyelids like a curse:

We need to talk. -S.

By morning, she couldn’t take it anymore. She left before her mother could ask where she was going, ignoring breakfast and the pale sky hanging over the city like fog. Her driver didn’t even ask questions when she told him the address Santino’s private estate on the north ridge.

She’d only been there once. It looked more like a fortress than a home, tall stone walls, sharp gates, guards stationed like statues. When she stepped out of the car, her pulse raced faster than she wanted to admit.

A butler led her to the main hall, polished marble stretching endlessly under her heels. She saw him before he saw her or maybe he had seen her the whole time. Santino stood near the window, back turned, the morning light cutting his silhouette clean and sharp. His suit was dark, crisp, his hair slightly undone, like he’d been up all night too.

“Santi
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