The Billionaire's Hidden Vows
Instead, she rested a hand on the girl’s shoulder, feeling the fragility there—bones light as a bird’s, like she could be swept away in the next draft of cold air.
The hum of the vault seemed to deepen, as though the walls themselves were leaning in to listen.
***
The air flickered.
Eva’s comm unit—a secure channel linked to Julian—spiked with static. Then, clear as glass breaking, a girl’s voice slid through, low and urgent.
"I’m not your enemy. But they are."
Eva froze. Mira-Eve’s head jerked up, eyes wide.
"Who is this?" Eva demanded, scanning the shadows. But her voice was met only by the faint, tinny sound of breathing.
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