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Chapter 14

Author: Maya Adams
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-12 23:21:55

Lilith's POV

For what felt like a second, I thought my eyes were deceiving me. I blinked over and over again to be sure that my eyes weren't deceiving me.

Standing right in front of me was the conniving snake I never thought I would lay my eyes upon any time soon. What the hell was he even doing here? Did Nolan invite him over? Did Nolan tell him to come and settle our differences? No he could never, Nolan wouldn't do something so annoying like that. A million questions coursing through my mind.

The movement of feet, the sound of my breath, every sound around me dulled into a distant background noise. I caught my breath, holding it in forcing my face to comply with me into the kind of calm I've practiced for years being in the business sector whenever a crisis arise.

“Well, isn't this a pleasant surprise,” Selene said, her voice light and melodic breaking the silence that ensued between us.

My gaze still locked on Theo, a whirlwind of emotion displaying in his face. Surprise first, c
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