“Here is your phone.” Harlan produced a phone from the depths of his pocket, presenting it to Millie.

Millie, taken aback by the unexpected offering, received the device with a mix of astonishment and gratitude. He had pursued her every step of the way, even retrieving her phone.

Observing that Millie’s breath had regained its calm cadence, Harlan advanced with a purposeful stride.

“Shall we embark?”

“Whither, you ask?” Millie fell a step behind him.

“Let us seek out your paramour, Marcus.”

A rosy hue graced Millie’s cheeks. For all of Harlan’s enigmatic demeanor, he spoke with a candidness. Could it be that Marcus had truly returned?

passage, they encountered a stationary automobile. From its confines emerged Marcus, his countenance suffused with relief upon glimpsing

set foot back in Preagend, he apprised her of the peril that had

made a homecoming,”

A ‘s L I

Millie’s eyes fell upon Marcus, a radiant gleam illuminated them, propelling

misfortune’s fangs

instant, Marcus seized Millie’s hand, his touch gentle yet thorough, as though he feared hidden injuries might lurk beneath her

rest assured. Her heart only raced a

gaze towards Harlan, Marcus uttered

“I am indebted.”

a recorder

the audio testament. Its words bear witness to Swan

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