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Chapter Seventy: Intruder

作者: Vanessa Martins
last update 最終更新日: 2025-12-03 19:27:08

The office door creaked open.

Ariana’s heart lurched. She froze, hands gripping the edge of her chair, breath caught somewhere between fear and disbelief. Ethan’s hand, still resting near hers, twitched instinctively toward her.

Evelyn.

She stepped inside quietly, eyes scanning the room for… something. Shock? Ariana didn’t know. All she knew was the air thickened, heavy, charged with something neither she nor Ethan could name aloud.

“I… I’m sorry,” Evelyn said softly, voice trembling but measured, controlled. Then the door clicked shut behind her.

Ariana exhaled shakily, a shiver running down her spine. Her legs felt weak, her thoughts scrambled. She had no idea what just happened, only that she was terrified—terrified of what it meant, terrified of what could come next.

Ethan didn’t move. His gaze stayed on her, dark and grounding, steadying the storm that threatened to pull her under. His fingers brushed hers gently, a tether.

“You… you okay?” he asked softly, almost a whispe
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