“What’s amiss

Emerging from the kitchen, Millie noticed Marcus standing by the bed, his demeanor tinged with frostiness.

“You’ve got a knife tucked under your pillow. Is someone causing you trouble?”

A glint of steel sharpened in Marcus’ gaze. He recalled the unease that had plagued him the previous night, an inscrutable intuition whispering of looming danger hovering menacingly over Millie’s horizon.

“Fortunately, I managed to evade him on the journey back here,” Millie disclosed.

“Yet, last night, he found his way into my home. Yet, I remained vigilant and exploited his unfamiliarity with the layout in the darkness. I struck first, inflicting injury. He fled,”

With Marcus’ arrival, Millie laid bare the peril she had encountered.

danger that had shadowed

hint of weariness lingered in Millie’s eyes, a testament to a

upon the cold blade. Since the assailant’s scheme had

on it any longer. With you

countenance growing increasingly grim. In an instant, his demeanor

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to your lifeless body. When you encounter such peril, why did you not inform

nonchalant demeanor,

then

Marcus’ eyes,

real and palpable. Millie’s strong independence had always been a point of contention for him, especially in times of peril when

hesitant moment, she mustered the courage to approach him, gently prying the knife from his grip and placing it on the table. Then she encircled him in her arms, attempting to soften his mood with

you intentionally. Last night, I thought of calling you, but we were

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