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Hidden Truths

Author: Jay_Chula
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-28 20:20:11

The pressure and stress of Adrian’s silence stayed long after the tension between the three of us had fizzled out. I couldn’t sleep, couldn’t rest, couldn’t even think straight. Every glance at him filled me with questions, but no answers. He sat across the room, staring at the dying embers of the fire, his face shadowed by the flickering light.

Finally, I couldn’t take it anymore. “Adrian,” I said, breaking the silence.

His head snapped toward me, eyes wary. “What is it, Daniel?”

I hesitated, unsure if I even wanted the truth. But Lyra’s words, the way they planted doubt, twisted everything I thought I knew. “I need to know who you really are.”

Rigel, sitting off to the side, stiffened but didn’t speak. His sharp gaze flicked between Adrian and me, ready to pounce at the first sign of trouble.

Adrian sighed, rubbing his hands over his face. “I was hoping it wouldn’t come to this,” he muttered, almost to himself. Then he looked up at me, and for the first time, there was no trace of h
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