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On The Run

Author: Garnet
last update publish date: 2026-07-16 20:33:46

Fray

I was still at Serena's place when her phone began to vibrate.

It seemed she had kept it on silent since the afternoon we left the courthouse, but the hard, frantic buzzing against the stone countertop was loud enough to fill the place.

I reached for it before she could, checking the display. The screen showed an unlisted city exchange.

It wasn't Damien, and it wasn't her legal team's private line.

"Don't," Serena commented. She was standing near the back door, her arms wrapped tight ar
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