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Chapter 69- A Thank You

Author: Britney Mason
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-30 15:41:38

Sonia woke to soft light spilling across her face. For a moment, she didn’t know where she was. The sterile ceilings of Daxton, the damp underground tunnels they all flickered through her mind before fading into this: a small guestroom in the safe house, sunlight streaming through the thin curtains.

She turned her head and found Eric beside her, still asleep, hair tousled, one arm draped over her waist. His breathing was deep, peaceful in a way she hadn’t seen since before all the running.

She watched him for a while, memorizing the way his lashes fanned out, the small scar at the corner of his lip, the crease in his brow that seemed to stay even in sleep.

A memory flashed: the first time she saw him in the library, fencing helmet tucked under his arm, eyes sharp but curious. She’d been Silas then

or at least trying to be. And now, here they were, stripped of everything but each other.

His eyes fluttered open slowly, and he blinked at her, dazed. Then he smiled that small, lopsided s
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