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58 -Vivianne’s Secret Partner

ผู้เขียน: Nadia Waterman
last update ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-08-20 04:23:50

Bella’s POV

“Someones targeting her, trying to rewrite her DNA,” he whispered.

“You’re talking to Collins? Is he here?” I added, walking into the room.

Elijah turned around, his face instantly hardening as he laid his eyes on me. For a moment, he didn’t say anything, like maybe silence would make me unhear what I’d just heard.

But it was too late.

“I heard you,” I cut in firmly, walking to him. “You just said someone’s trying to rewrite my DNA. You knew. You were on the phone with Collins. Why?”

His jaw flexed. “Bella, I didn’t mean for you to hear that”

“Oh, really? And how was I supposed to find out?” I got louder with every word. “When did the shifts in my blood begin to manifest? Or when I stopped being me?”

Elijah scratched the back of his neck, and for what might have been the first time ever, he appeared … uncertain.

“Answer me,” I whispered.

He let out a breath. “Yes. I was talking to Collins. I sent him to Vivianne months ago.”

My stomach dropped. “What?”

“I didn’t know if s
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