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Chapter 109

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Dwight's POV

The moment I hang up Leah’s call, I’m already halfway out the door.

I don’t think. I just move.

The city blurs past as I tear through the streets like a man possessed. I don't care how many traffic laws I break or how many horns blare at me in protest. Leah is scared—and for good reason. And I'm not going to waste another damn second.

I should’ve pushed harder today at the office. I knew something was wrong. The way she sat through that meeting, eyes vacant, her usual fire smothered under whatever weight she was carrying. I told myself to keep my distance, told myself it wasn’t my place anymore after she insisted she was fine.

Maybe I was just a stupid coward who was afraid of digging deeper.

And now here I am, racing through the night because a car was parked too long outside her window and she’s scared out of her mind.

The last time this happened, it was me being hunted. Stalked. Dragged into the dark.

And now they’ve moved on to her.

I clench my jaw so tight it aches.
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