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CHAPTER 55 — Silent Provocations

Author: Chloee Ariadne
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-29 19:36:56

~ ISLA ~

The world around me blurred into silence as those unmistakable gray storms pinned me in place.

Alistair's tall figure loomed over me in that instant. My heart stuttered, stopping somewhere between disbelief and confusion—because standing beside him was Emery.

“Isla,” Emery greeted warmly, her tone smooth and effortless. “What a coincidence to meet you here.”

She smiled at me with the same warmth and elegance, though there was a tinge of pride in it—like she was silently showing that she belonged at Alistair’s side effortlessly.

My gaze faltered when her hand, almost instinctively, rested on Alistair’s arm. It wasn’t a deliberate move, but it was… familiar.

A faint prick tightened in my chest before I could reason with myself.

So this was what Emery meant—that she, Alistair, and Dr. Simon had been inseparable since childhood. Seeing them together now, it wasn’t hard to imagine just how close they truly were.

Riley nudged me slightly, breaking the silence. I blinked, forcing my
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