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Chapter 69: The First Stones

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2025-09-29 20:56:57

The Weight of Silence

Vincent Marino had learned long ago that silence unsettled people more than threats. Threats could be measured, answered, even laughed at. Silence lingered. It forced people to wonder what he knew, what he was planning, when he would strike.

Cassidy Quinn thrived on noise — rumors, speculation, the endless churn of voices repeating her words until they became gospel. Vincent, in contrast, let silence harden around him like armor. He didn’t deny her stories. He didn’t shout
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