Chapter 123

Chapter 123

"Hello, this is Narik. I'm with Elizabeth right now."

Leo's tone shifted instantly to one of concern.

"Narik? Stay away from her," he said sharply. "I don't want you getting involved with her."

"You don't get to decide this."

Narik said mockingly. After saying that, he hung up the phone straight away.

rik tossed the phone to me, along with a motorbike helmet.

He raised an eyebrow at me, "Now we can get going."

I caught the phone and smiled helplessly as I got on the back of his bike.

The streets were quiet, the fading sun casting a golden glow over the city.

We pulled our motorbikes over and walked slowly down the street, passing by a few stores until we found ourselves in front of a small shop with a weathered sign above the door.

It looked ancient, like it hadn't been touched in years.

Dusty windows barely revealed the instruments inside, but something about the place drew me in.

"Should we check it out?" I asked, already pushing the door open.

Inside, the shop smelled of old wood and varnish.

Rows of pianos, guitars, and violins filled the room, most of them in various states of disrepair.

a collector's haven, if only one had the eye for hidden

the aisles quietly, scanning for something that might catch our

with the earlier call, while I took

an old violin, worn and covered

and the strings looked like they hadn't been touched in

this," I said, my voice barely above a

turned, curious at my tone. "What

followed my gaze to the

It's

know, but... there's

reached out, gently lifting the

comforting, despite its battered

shopkeeper, an older man who had been

one?" Narik asked, motioning to the

in surprise, as if he hadn't noticed the

I was about to toss it out. I

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but eventually nodded. "Go

doubtful look but said nothing as I placed the violin under

and to our surprise, a

a depth that shouldn't have been possible from such

finished, Naril's expression had

a softness in

perfect if it wasn't broken," he muttered, shaking

at the violin. "It still has a lot of life left in it. We'll take

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