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Chapter 38

作者: VJ
last update publish date: 2026-04-20 23:06:50

CORALINA'S POV

The gravel crunches beneath our feet, a rhythmic, grounding sound that should soothe me, but my skin is still vibrating from the electric current of Clyde’s touch. We are walking away from the wreckage of Maximus, leaving him standing in the shadows like a discarded toy.

​"You think this is over?" Maximus’s voice tears through the quiet of the garden, high and jagged with a desperate, final spite. "You’re a toy, Coralina! Wait until you see Dianne again. She’s going to show you
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