CH 36
The city below was a quiet ocean of lights, its streets still murmuring with the echoes of the night’s unseen dangers. Damon and Aria moved through the quiet corridors of the old building Adrian had designated as a temporary safehouse. Every step was careful, measured, yet the tension between them was thick, electric, almost unbearable. Danger lurked everywhere, but the real threat tonight wasn’t just the enemies outside—it was the secrets that Adrian seemed to guard, a storm of truths that could change everything.
Aria’s hand was locked with Damon’s as they navigated the dim hallways, her eyes flicking to Adrian who walked ahead, silent, calculating. “Do you trust him?” Damon asked suddenly, voice low, almost a growl, as if sensing the unspoken question forming in Aria’s mind.
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