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Chapter Nine: The Demon

Author: Kajal Haripersad
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56
“Hey.” Serenity spun on her feet, her hand flying up to her chest to calm the wild beating of her heart.

“You scared me.” Serenity blew out a heavy breath and turned back to the stove where a pan of scrambled eggs sizzled away. “What are you doing up anyway, you should be resting that.” She nodded toward the bandage on his side.

“I’ll be fine, I promise I won’t rip the stitches.” Xander smirked and took a seat at the kitchen island. “What ya cooking?” He peeked into the pan, inhaling deeply before he hummed.

“Scrambled eggs.” She smirked, knowing it was his favourite.

“In butter.” He added and leaned back in the chair with a happy smile on his face as he watched her prepare their breakfast.

“Where did you get food from?” He frowned as if just realising the place was void of anything before this.

“Ordered online, had them drop it off at the apartment downstairs.” She smirked and dished a heap of eggs into plates before getting started on the bacon.

“You could have left, gon
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