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Author: PEACHES
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AURORA

The car screeched into the driveway of Marco’s mansion and immediately a mixed sense of dread and familiarity hit me.

It was the same feeling I felt the first day Viktor brought me here and the only difference was that, I did not know what I was getting into.

The mansion looked the same as it was three years ago when I had left Chicago for good. There was always a symmetrical architecture of sophistication and charm. The tall, arched window framed with intricate work and Parisian aesthetic, fuck, it felt like time stood still.

I climbed out of the driver’s seat and rounded over to Marco’s side to help him get out. By now, his clothes were soaked in blood and I could see how he was barely managing to hold himself upright.

His hand was pressed against his side where the bullet had grazed him earlier. I had to give him credit; he was trying to act like it didn’t hurt. But I could see the way his jaw tightened, the subtle flinch every time he moved.

I so fucking wanted to smirk and
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