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CHAPTER 78
~Valerie's POV~
I didn't know how I successfully avoided Isla, but somehow, I did.
One minute, I was in the bathroom, taking the longest shower of my life, letting the hot water burn away the tension in my muscles and the next, when I finally stepped out, towel wrapped tightly around me and heart bracing for a full interrogation... Isla was gone.
No teasing voice. No pounding on the door.
Nothing.
Just a folded change of clothes placed neatly on my bed, a small sticky note on top with a hastily scribbled: "You owe me the full story later. Sleep first. —Isla."
I blinked at it, then smiled faintly. Maybe she wasn't so bad after all.
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~Dristan's POV~
The moment I stepped into the Alpha Kings' house, I felt it—the sound of voices, the way tension prickled in the air like against my skin.