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Chapter 13: Vanessa

作者: Cold Storm
last update 最終更新日: 2025-07-05 15:13:58

The door clicked shut behind Alessandro, and I finally let myself breathe. I hope he don't see through me trying to seduce him.

That was too close. Way too close.

I pressed my back against the wall, my heart hammering against my ribs like a caged bird. The way he'd looked at me, those green eyes searching my face for lies...

He suspected something. I could feel it in the air between us, thick and dangerous.

But he was also vulnerable. Grieving. And grief made people do stupid things.

Like trust the wrong person.

I looked down at Aria in my arms, her tiny fist curled around my finger. She was so perfect, so innocent. A beautiful little girl who had no idea her world was built on blood and violence.

"I'm going to protect you," I whispered against her soft hair. "Whatever happens, I won't let anything hurt you."

The words felt like a promise. A vow I wasn't sure I could keep.

But I had to try.

I carried Aria to her nursery, the sound of my footsteps muffled by the thick carpet.
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