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Chapter 9: The Morning After

Penulis: Draven X
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-05-14 18:31:45
POV: Elara

Sunlight filtered through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, casting long golden beams across the dark marble floors. The city stretched endlessly below me, alive with movement, freedom, noise, everything that felt impossibly far away now.

I stood barefoot in the middle of the living room wrapped in a soft black silk robe that wasn’t mine, staring down at the streets far beneath the glass. Tiny cars moved like ants. People walked sidewalks without fear, without guards
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