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.

haven, if only

browsed the aisles quietly, scanning for something that might catch

was distracted, his mind still half-occupied with the earlier call, while I took in

worn and

strings looked like they hadn't been touched

I said, my voice

curious at my tone. "What are you looking

to the violin, raising

thing? It's practically

there's something about

gently lifting the instrument

weight was familiar, comforting, despite its

man who had been watching us from

this one?" Narik

in surprise, as if he hadn't noticed the

thing? I was about to toss it

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hesitated but eventually

me a doubtful look but said nothing as I placed

strings, and to our surprise, a warm, mellow sound

depth that shouldn't have been

finished, Naril's expression had

was a softness in his

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

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

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