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Chapter 94: The Approach

Author: Amira Lights
last update publish date: 2026-04-05 20:22:05

DAMIEN'S POV - 1:35 AM

Damien held Aria's unconscious body and checked the time.

1:35 AM. She'd been unconscious for ten minutes. She'd planned to make her move at 2 AM. That gave her twenty-five minutes to wake up, get dressed, and get to the greenhouse.

It wasn't enough time. Not after what he'd just done to her. She was completely spent, her body pushed beyond its limits. She'd sleep through 2 AM. Would sleep for hours.

He'd won. He'd exhausted her so thoroughly that she couldn't execute her
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