Chapter 355 The Cut Contract

Third–person POV

Aubrey carried Candy forward slowly until she spotted a familiar figure.

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It was indeed Charles. He stood with his head lowered, focused on something in his hands.

Aubrey narrowed her eyes. Candy also noticed her owner and let out a loud meow.

Aubrey didn’t stop her. Charles immediately turned his head, and the instant he saw Aubrey, a flicker of panic crossed his face.

“You said you were away on a mission, not in Shadowmoon Pack,” Aubrey asked directly, not bothering with pretense.

Charles hadn’t expected to run into her here. His gaze flickered before he managed a smile tinged with apology. “The mission was canceled last minute. I got the notice this morning. I was just about to contact you to let you know I was back.”

enough, but that brief

Aubrey’s sharp eyes.

and nodded coolly.

your work.”


Aubrey turned

house, she set Candy down on the sofa and lay beside her. Perhaps comforted by her presence,

stayed still, her eyes closed as she sifted through her memories. Then,

night, she’d accidentally knocked the sofa askew. But when she returned after killing Phantom’s leader and Harold, the

been back last night. And he’d

private duels were tolerated as long as no one was caught in the act, but outright killing was a capital crime. Especially when she still had no

contacted Aubrey. He was too busy covering up Harold’s “accidental”

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Aubrey. He’d traced Harold’s dealings with Phantom’s leader, and the same. mercenaries had been the ones chasing Aubrey on

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