CHAPTER FOURTY-ONE
CHAPTER FOURTY-ONE: ••• ••• AS THE conversation inside finally drew to a close, Demeter bid farewell and made her way toward the exit, her footsteps drawing nearer. I could feel it. The door to Tito’s office swung open quietly, and Demeter stepped out, her face calm but marked by a faint trace of uncertainty. "So you also have a mission..." wika ko sa kanya. "Artemis has a mission. And so do you..." Nakatingin ako sa malayo, but I can see, on my peripheral view, that Demeter’s expression shifted from surprise to wariness. Pero saglit lamang dahil itinago niya kaagad ito. The tension hung in the air between us like an invisible thread, taunt but unbroken. "I wonder who's next," dugtong ko. "Ano bang pinagsasabi mo Queen?" kalmado niyang tanong. But I could feel her voice is
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