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Chapter 33 — Don’t Trust the Dark

Penulis: Monica Wild
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-05-14 21:03:04

Estella stared at the anonymous message for too long.

The screen of her phone illuminated her face in the dark apartment while cold air drifted in from the half-open balcony door.

Stop looking into the dead.

Below it—

The photograph.

Aizen.

Standing on his balcony across from hers.

Watching her window.

Her heartbeat slowed unnaturally.

Not because of the threat.

But because of what it meant.

Someone had taken that photo from nearby.

Inside this complex.

Inside one of the most secured residentia
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