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Chapter 17 [The Flight]

Penulis: Morgan Chase
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-04-06 00:28:53

Emily's POV

The mansion was silent when I returned.

Not the calm silence of empty houses. It was a heavy, dense silence, as if the stone walls were holding their breath, waiting for the next blow.

Nathalie was sitting on the bed. Her face swollen from crying. Her eyes red. Suitcases open on the floor.

"You took long enough," she said. Her voice came out hoarse.

"I know."

She stood up. Hugged me.

The hug was tight. Desperate. The kind of hug you give when you don't know if you'll see the person
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