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Chapter 116

Author: Michy Gaza
last update Last Updated: 2025-01-01 11:02:42

The cozy warmth of their home contrasted sharply with the uneasy silence that hung in the air.

Ace was in high spirits, his youthful energy filling the space as he darted around the living room, clutching one of the toys Alpha King Kane had gifted him during their stay.

“Mommy, did you see how big his treasure chest was? And the sword he let me hold? It was so shiny!” Ace exclaimed, his voice full of wonder.

His tiny hands mimicked the motion of swinging a sword, nearly toppling a vase on the side table.

Aria caught the vase just in time, her reflexes sharp despite the exhaustion she felt. “I saw, sweetheart. You looked like a true little warrior with that sword,” she replied with a warm smile, tucking a stray lock of his dark hair behind his ear.

Ace’s face lit up with pride. “He said I was brave! Like a knight in the stories you tell me!” His excitement was infectious, but Aria couldn’t bring herself to fully embrace it.

Her mind was elsewhere, burdened by the strange tension that h
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