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Chapter 14

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-04-09 23:21:17

Ethan POV

I did not sleep at all that night, and it was not because I was not tired, but because every time I closed my eyes, the same thing kept replaying in my head like something I could not escape from no matter how hard I tried.

She waited.

I could still hear the guard’s voice, calm and steady, like he had simply stated a fact that everyone already understood except me.

“She waited… for you.”

I sat up abruptly, running a hand through my hair as frustration and something heavier twisted in
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