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CHAPTER SEVENTY-ONE

Author: Alina Vanette
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-29 23:55:26

Meanwhile Enid was sleeping alone, when she heard an unusual sound outside her bedroom.

She woke up with a start, her eyes roaming around the room frantically.

She was alone in the bedroom, because Roark had insisted Amelia spend the night with him.

They've been sleeping together since the past few days, and it was because of the man.

Enid got up from the bed and she tiptoed to the door, placing her ear against it.

She expected to hear the sound again, but was met his silence.

An eery silence.

She was aboit returning to bed, when she heard the sound again. This time, it was from a distance. Downstairs.

Someone was out there.

Curious to find out who it is, she carefully opened the door, then was peeked outside.

The light in the hallway were on, which means someone had passed. She stepped outside the bedroom, casting all fears behind her, and she closed the door gently, so it doesn't creak or make any sound.

She recognized the scent lingering in the hallway, as she sauntered past Ro
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