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Chapter 74

Author: Michy Gaza
last update publish date: 2026-01-28 02:10:43

“Sera.” He stepped in front of her, forcing her to look at him. “Listen to me.”

Her eyes were wet now. Shining. Fragile in a way she almost never allowed.

“He doesn’t know,” Adrik said. “There is no way he knows.”

“You don’t know that.”

“Yes, I do.” His voice was steady, grounding. “We’ve been careful for five years. His network is not what it used to be. Half the families turned against him. The rest are watching him, not helping him.”

She shook her head, fear spiraling. “But if he even suspec
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