The Black Swan's Final Revenge Pirouette: The 99th Game Was Mine All Along by Kylie Homme

Chapter 7

“What’s the issue now, Luigi? Tyler’s voice dripped with irritation Thought you were dying to wrep this shit up. We swear she won’t actually die! We’ll

open the doors right before dhe starts, We, coding

or whatever.”

Luigi’s voice remained granite hard “It’s too fucking risky. Nothing happens to her. Find another way-

“Are you serious right now?” Blake jumped in, openly hostile “You ghosted Lella tonight to chase after that nobody! She’s been crying her eyes out all evening–took you fifty texts to calm her down You promised we’d plan the grand finale tonight to prove you’re still team Lella. Now suddenly you’re getting cold feet? Have you forgotten who actually matters here? Dump the charity case already and get back to the girl you’ve been obsessed with since kindergarten.”

Luigi’s breathing quickened audibly, like he was about to launch into an argument, when a delicate voice cut through the call:

“Luigi.” Leila’s soft, hurt tone immediately silenced everyone. “I heard what you guys were discussing to I’ll just ask you directly–I need this to be the final punishment for what she did to me. Are you with me or with her?”

The silence that followed was deafening.

“You promised you’d do anything for me,” Leila’s voice trembled with perfectly calibrated vulnerability. T thought I was the one who mattered to you.”

After a lengthy pause, he finally answered, his voice rough with resignation: “Fine. Whatever you want,

Leila.”

Her tone instantly brightened. “That’s my Luigi.‘

The guys whooped in the background: “Epic finale, here we come!”

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make absolute sure nothing actually happens to her,” Luigi insisted once more, his tone leaving room for debate.

her entire body going numb as the truth crystallized with devastating clarity. No

back to the bedroom, picked up her phone, and sent the

send.

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Revenge Purouene: The 99th Gỗ

Chapter 7

today,” he said, h voice uncharacteristically warm. “Close

long moment–memorizing each feature, each line then cloned here without

he secured a silk blindfold

to his car.

small her back. “Wait here for a minute,” he whispered close to her ear. “I need to get your

perfectly still, listening as his footsteps retreated toward

she called out to

“Luigi.”

His footsteps halted.

you know?” Her voice was steady, devoid of accusation or

hung between them as

the universe had finally aligned in my favor. That night, I stayed awake until sunrise, alternating between crying and laughing because I couldn’t contain the happiness. Pretty stupid, right?”

could hear his breathing

ever planned something special for me. Despite everything I

quiet stretched between them, heavy