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Chapter 27

Auteur: Sunday
last update Date de publication: 2026-03-31 03:10:27

POV: Arthur

The banquet ended without anything else worth staying for, but I still stayed longer than necessary, moving from one conversation to another out of habit rather than interest. I responded when spoken to, nodded where required, and kept my attention where it should have been, but it did not stay there for long, and by the time I decided to leave, the night already felt like a waste.

Evelyn had left early.

I noticed the moment she was gone, even though I did not intend to, and the fac
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