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CHAPTER 349

Author: CagalieYula
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-24 15:37:31

The night before the mission felt endless, the silence in the safe house broken only by the occasional creak of the building settling. Sleep was elusive, and I found myself wandering the halls, lost in thought.

The tension between Leon and William had dulled into an uneasy truce, but I knew it was only a matter of time before it resurfaced. The two men were too different—each brilliant in his own way but driven by conflicting instincts.

I rounded the corner to the kitchen and stopped short. Leon was there, his back to me as he poured a glass of water. The dim light cast sharp shadows on his face, highlighting the exhaustion etched into his features.

“You’re up late,” I said softly.

He turned, startled, then relaxed when he saw me. “Couldn’t sleep,” he admitted.

“Me neither.”

For a moment, we stood in silence, the weight of everything unsaid pressing down on us.

“I didn’t mean for things to get so complicated,” I said finally, my voice barely above a whisper.

His eyes darkened, a flick
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