After Divorce, My General Husband Chasing Me Back

Love My Ex-Wife 48

After Divorce, My General Husband Chasin...

Chapter 48 No Escape

"Ah!"

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A startled cry escaped Claire's lips as Emma shoved her into the

room.

The door instantly slammed shut behind her.

Simultaneously, Neil found Claire, his gaze sweeping across the room to lock onto hers, leaving her with no opportunity to slip away unnoticed.

Whether it was nerves or something else entirely, the moment Claire stepped inside, she was enveloped by an odd scent that seemed to hang in the air, peculiar and unsettling.

The scent was impossible to pinpoint, something Claire had never encountered in her time within Eclipse Nightclub's underground.

"I've lingered in Eclipse Nightclub for ages, yet never have I witnessed a woman make an entrance quite like yours. It's funny!"

Neil turned his gaze upon her. A smile escaped his lips. His voice, though deep, carried a warmth that belied the fearsome whispers that shadowed his name.

new here and still

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Please forgive

nervously fidgeted with

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You're quite the exception. Those who serve me usually adorn themselves with elaborate makeup and finery. Yet, here you are... Come closer. Let me have a look at you," Neil demanded.

this? You tell me what style or outfit

might lunge at her with the same perverse intent as Jacob had in the darkness, a terrifying specter

that.

by Claire, who was devoid of any cosmetic enhancement

and releasing her grip on her clothes. She approached Neil

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hoped against hope that Neil was not the monster the rumors

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thoughts, a quiver of fear

tentative steps, she approached Neil, briefly studying him before she dipped her head in deference and

her mind, this humble posture was

Raise your head;

face."

sooner had she settled into her crouch than Neil extended his hand, gently lifting

especially your eyes. I've never seen such bright eyes like yours before. You seem both afraid and