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Chapter 314 - Silence

CHAPTER 315

ROMEO POV

The city drifted by beyond the windshield in long ribbons of gold and white.

Streetlights stretched across the rain-darkened road, their reflections breaking beneath the tires of the sedan as I drove without hurry.

A faint smirk lingered on my lips. It had been there ever since the alley. Katya. For a girl who had looked me in the eye only minutes ago… She was still the same Katya.

The realization amused me far more than it should have. From the outside, she'd done well. She hadn't looked away. She hadn't lowered her head. She hadn't begged.

Anyone watching from a distance would've thought she'd stood her ground. But I hadn't been watching from a distance.

I'd been standing close enough to hear the change in her breathing.

Close enough to notice the way her shoulders stiffened the instant I took a step toward her. Close enough to see the tiny pulse fluttering wildly at the base of her throat.

She'd been terrified.

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