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Chap 22

Author: H.I Pearl
last update publish date: 2025-03-08 06:39:31

Zara’s POV

I held my chest as I got down from the taxi, paid the taxi man, and headed inside. Nah. I need to see a doctor. This consistent beating of my heart needs to be checked. Is it arrhythmia? That better be it, ’cause tell me why my heart beats so fast these days.

But today, it was definitely because of fear. Yeah, that’s what it was. I was afraid he’d find the earpiece, and thankfully, that bitch had separated us just in time.

I fell onto my bed as I entered my room, my back hittin
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