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Chapter 53

Penulis: Saskay
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LOUIS

I should have known that something was off the moment the car moved out of the estate.

Maybe it was the tension I could see in the guard's shoulders, the flicking of his eyes over the rearview mirror. Maybe it was me—still sore from last night, and stinging in places that still caused cause my skin to prickle at the memory.

But I hadn’t spoken since. I just sat down in the seat, letting the city pass by the dark glass. Elias had gotten up before I woke, like he always did. He left no note as usual. Just an empty quiet where his body would have been.

I hated how used to that I was becoming.

"How long until we get there?" I said, breaking the silence.

The guard—Dominic, I think that was his name—looked at me from the front mirror. "Not long,” he replied, staring straight at me through the mirror. “Just need to get that order Aria asked for. A few spices, and a delivery from the butcher."

I nodded, trying to shake off the anxiety. "Alright." We just needed to get some things for Ar
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