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CHAPTER 10: When The Game Moves First

Penulis: Aurelia Dawn
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-04-29 07:23:57

The engine behind her didn’t just start.

It followed.

Aria didn’t turn.

Didn’t look.

Didn’t give them the satisfaction of knowing she had noticed.

But she adjusted.

Slightly.

Her steps shifted into the flow of the crowd, blending just enough to become harder to isolate.

Not invisible.

Not anymore.

But less predictable.

The black car rolled forward slowly.

Not speeding.

Not rushing.

Just… keeping pace.

Aria crossed the street with the next wave of pedestrians.

A bus passed between them for a sec
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