Enchanted Nightfall: Falling for Destiny

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Chapter 42

Quintessa continued, “I bet you’re still looking for your sister who vanished eight years ago, aren’t you?”

The sound of shattering glass crackled through the phone before the voice on the other end changed its tone, “Who is this?”

Quintessa lifted her chin with a sense of poise, “I’m someone who can help you. Want to know about your sister’s fate? Meet me at Central Plaza, now.”

After ending the call, Quintessa shut down her computer, slipped into casual black sweats, donned a face mask and a hat, and slipped out into the night.

Just after 10 PM, Central Plaza was buzzing with life. The dance–aerobics enthusiasts had dispersed, skateboarders kept grinding the rails, couples huddled in sweet embrace, and hip–hop dancers battled fiercely. The city’s heart beat as lively at night as it did under the

sun.

a slender figure sitting by the flowerbed. After watching for a moment, she walked over and took a seat

Quintessa said, “Good, you’re punctual. Don’t turn around. If you do, I guarantee you’ll lose everything.”

to turn, she reconsidered and faced forward again; she asked,

the urgency in her voice, the quiver. She looked up at

away, “No, I don’t believe it; she must

ago, I used this secret to blackmail

can’t believe

she got pregnant and Sean’s wife, Lilian, found out. She stormed over and kicked your sister in the stomach repeatedly. Your sister was four months pregnant at the time. She miscarried right there, bled out, a life for two lives. The

tossed an envelope to

yellowed photographs, one of

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Her hands trembled so mach she be covered her mouth a choked sob escaping her throat

narrowed her eyes; she had oned like that when her own neither dest. But the years went by, she almost

come back to life? Can you

wiped away her tears and said through grined teeth,