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He Won’t Stay Quiet

작가: Ricky_writes
last update 최신 업데이트: 2025-11-18 16:52:00

Chapter One Hundred Sixty-Two

Liana POV

I stay on the edge of the bed, elbows on my knees, trying to force my thoughts into a straight line. I keep telling myself that I imagined it, that grief is a strange animal and it bites in different ways. But I know what I heard. His voice didn’t sound like a memory. It sounded like him standing too close, saying my name the way he used to when he wanted my attention without anyone else noticing.

I push my hands through my hair and stand. The room tilts for a second. I haven’t eaten. I haven’t really moved. Time feels broken. I cross to the window and unlock it. Cold air moves around me fast, like it wants something from me too. The torches outside burn against the dark sky. A few guards shift in place near the courtyard gate, and I wonder if they knew what I did. If anyone suspects.

I close my eyes, just for a second.

Liana.

I turn fast like someone is behind me. No one is. I grip the stone window frame. My breath won’t slow down. I know the s
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