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Chapter 14

Author: Tori Evans
last update Last Updated: 2025-01-07 06:27:30

Alora's POV

The room seemed to grow colder by the second, anticipation building with every minute that passed until Dante arrived. Though I knew it had only been five, maybe ten minutes, it felt like he arrived in the blink of an eye.

“What’s going on here?” he asked sharply, his gaze landing on me, his eyes widening. “Heavens. Alora… you again? What have you done this time?”

Gianni stepped forward, trying to redirect Dante’s attention from me. “Brother, it’s me.”

Dante’s gaze snapped to Gianni, his expression a mixture of disbelief and anger. “What are you doing here, Gianni? I thought I told you this room is off-limits. Go play with your gaming computers. I always knew Luca was a bad influence.”

At that moment, Luca entered, muttering, “What have I done now?”

Dante turned to him, fuming. “Luca, you’re going to stop teaching my brother how to hack. I’ve told you this life isn’t for him—leave him out of it!”

Luca raised his hands in defense. “Hey, I didn’t do anything. The kid and I w
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