“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?

from the narrow passage, they encountered a stationary automobile. From its confines emerged Marcus, his countenance suffused

the peril that had menaced Millie,

indeed made a homecoming,” he

‘s L I B R A R

a radiant gleam illuminated them,

misfortune’s fangs

seized Millie’s hand, his touch gentle yet thorough,

folding his arms, “She’s unharmed, rest assured. Her heart

his gaze towards Harlan, Marcus

“I am indebted.”

a recorder pen and tendered it

audio testament. Its words bear witness

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