Chapter 81

Marcel wasn’t at all surprised by how the meeting with Killian went. A part of him wanted to investigate it himself, but he hated for Killian to find out through other means before he could even tell him.

But he could see the fear and doubt in Killian's eyes, knowing he didn’t want to have hope and let it lead to a dead end. Of course, it’s been three years since she died, and him getting this clue just a few days ago makes it seem unreal.

It still felt unreal to Marcel.

As he left Killian Study, he couldn’t help but wonder why Talia was in such a good mood, but most of all, he wanted to see the only person who could brighten his mood right now. His lover.

But before he could even think of going to see her, Rey came into view, his face scrunched in worry as she watched Marcel come out to see if he studied.

“So how did it go? What did he do? Did he take it well?” Ray asked as he got into the same room as Marcel, and they walked away from the study.

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