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Chapter 396 Easily Deceived.

I raised my hand and brought the knife down with all my strength.

At the same time, he moved. But instead of hitting him the blade struck a moth.

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The sharp edge sliced through the insect's wings, and the rest of its body fluttered, struggling helplessly.

It felt like a reflection of my own fate-fighting against what I couldn't change.

I glanced up at him. "Sorry, I thought it was a cockroach. You really startled me."

For a moment, a flash of something cold crossed his face, but it was gone almost immediately. I could feel the chill of fear still gripping me.

He had been testing me, hadn't he?

If I'd gone through with it, if I'd tried to strike him, he would've overpowered me in an instant. It would've completely contradicted everything I had told him about staying. What would've happened if he'd called me out on my lie?

Would I end up like Whitney, locked up and forgotten?

I managed to keep my composure in that moment. If I tried to kill him, I had no chance of winning. Not without the proper training.

Even the angle of the knife wouldn't have been enough to do any real harm.

The risks were too high. I had to change my approach.

That had been a close call.

"You're scared of cockroaches?" he asked, taking the knife from my hand and twirling it casually between. his fingers. The sound of the blade scraping against his skin made my heart skip.

"Who isn't? Snakes, cockroaches, and slugs," I replied, forcing a smile as I tried to ignore the unease creeping up my spine.

He tucked the knife away and patted my head lightly. Sorry about that. Didn't mean to scare you.

"Scare me? I keep having dreams of snakes chasing me I said, trying to act frustrated, though I wasn't sure it was convincing. Then, without warning, he pulled me into his arms. I froze, unsure of what was happening. Was this another test?

But then he said, "How about I take you away from here

Tblinked, caught off guard by his words. Was he serious

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was

"Really?"

made your offering to my family.

"You're not making me into

gentle tap. "I can do it anywhere. Sculpting stone isn't something

start, he had

"Where are we going?"

I thought better of it. But you have to promise me

lightly against my

will kill you. Even I won't be able to stop her then. You're smart-you

couldn't believe he was actually letting

to face, just catching a

""I understand."

girl, Chloe. I think I'm starting to

way Taylor had looked at Whitney. There was no romantic interest. It was more like

I had stayed with him to wait out

mix of gratitude, appreciation, and some other

me weren't about possession like Taylor's

to marry

must be in

do we go back?"

leave

"Okay."

at him seriously. "Do you have anything

"Yeah, I'll make something

the kitchen. I said,

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tree, not moving. Now look at

you,

get closer to him. Maybe he'd be the key to helping

"You remember that?"

But what about your mom? You

moment. "She... wasn't a good mother. Let's not get

She's not

laugh. "Maybe she's just messed

that something about his connection with Amber was off. Every time he mentioned her, it was always with that distant that person' tone. It was clear they were on the same side,

when we returned, more of the

I was finally given a hot

I didn't realize you were so

I glared at him.

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