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The Gunshot

Author: Mimi
last update publish date: 2026-05-28 16:45:02

The castle was quiet.

Too quiet.

I stood by the window. The hills were dark. The stars were out. No lights. No cars. No investors.

But they were coming.

I could feel it.

Rex walked to me. Put his hand on my back.

"You should sleep."

"I cannot."

"You need to rest."

"So do you."

He pulled me close. "I will rest when this is over."

"When will that be?"

"I do not know."

I leaned into him. "What if it never ends?"

"Then we keep fighting."

"Forever?"

He kissed my hair. "If that is what it takes."

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