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189: The Most Precious Thing to Me*
[The following chapter includes mention of self harm. Kindly read at your own discretion.]
"Ayla?"
Claude knocked at the door as he glanced at the clock.
"Are you done, love?" He made sure that he was loud enough for his voice to go through the thick door. It had already been an hour. But she hadn't come out yet. Claude was starting to get worried.
"Ayla?" He called out her name again only to be met with the same reply—silence. Though he could hear the water running constantly, he wasn't able to hear her voice.
"Ayla?" He tried it one more time before making his way to the other side of the room.
Claude searched through a drawer and then moved to another one. If only he could remember where he kept it. "Found it." He mumbled under his breath as soon as his eyes landed on a golden key. It was the master key
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