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Chapter 31

Author: Maya Adams
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-04 00:48:30

‎The scent of her was everywhere.

‎Lilith.

‎Even though she wasn't with me, she lingered in the air, on my skin. Like something interwoven into my bloodstream, refusing to fade. It drove me insane.

‎I had woken before dawn, staring at the ceiling like as though it had the answers I needed. Sleep had been useless. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw her face the curve of her smile, the softness of her hair against my pillow, the anger in her eyes when she looked at me last.

‎I had thought leaving early to work would help. That getting out before she woke would make it easier for me to breathe.

‎It didn’t.

I left the office to hit the gym, I was already in a mood that would scare off anyone with sense. I went straight for the heavy bag. Wrapped my hands. Started punching.

‎Once. Twice. Again. Harder.

‎The thud of leather against leather echoed through the empty gym. Sweat burned my eyes, my lungs ached
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