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Chapter 61

Author: JUNIOR
last update publish date: 2026-05-30 02:29:19

Tessy’s POV

He didn’t turn immediately.

But I saw it. That small shift.

It started as almost nothing. Just the slightest pause in his step. His shoulders, which had been set rigidly as he walked away, lost a fraction of that tension.

The torch in his hand dipped slightly with his grip loosening just enough to make it swing once at his side.

He still didn’t look back. But he wasn’t moving anymore.

That was enough.

I didn’t speak again immediately. I let the silence stretch, settle, press into h
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