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Chapter 31

Author: pamela
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-27 13:11:19

Alex’s POV

The night had grown darker, and every passing second felt heavier than the last. Kelly was sitting across from me, her gaze fixed on the monitors showing live feeds from the team tracking Dain and Holly. Her tension mirrored my own, though I was doing my best to keep it together.

“I think it's high time you go to bed; you're not cut out for this.” I told Kelly.

“Spare me, Alex; one moment you say I'm tough, the next you're saying I'm not cut out for something,” she said mockingly.

“I don't want you to see if eventually something happens to them.”

“I have the stomach for anything; I'm not a softie because I'm pretty.”

Something about what she said sounded hot.I'm serious, Kelly, you need to go to bed,” I added to hide the smile that was trying to surface following her words.

“Alex, you don't need to babysit me; this is the 21st century. I've seen stuff like this in the movies.”

“Well, this is reality, and you know the people we are tailing, an ex-lover and a best friend.”.

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