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Chapter 8: BREAKING LEON

Author: Kim kaduru
last update publish date: 2026-03-14 21:45:34

I woke up to snow outside my windows. I would be happy if it weren't for my shivering body. This place has almost no heating. I throw my robe on over top of my pajamas and head downstairs.

There is an unfamiliar silence in the penthouse. I look outside to find the roads still white. I quickly read in the news that the blizzard happened without any warning, and majority of the plows are snowed in.

As I get out a mug to prepare myself a hot coffee, I hear footsteps echo the stairway.

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