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Chapter 129 Last Night… Thank You

Chapter 129 Last Night… Thank You

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The night deepened, and moonlight streamed through the gap in the curtains, casting fragmented shadows on the floor.

Lucas held Sloane in his arms, his mind drifting. He’d only ever seen her as composed and self–reliant, but this nightmare–what kind of past was she hiding that left her in such torment?

The next morning, sunlight filtered through the curtains and filled the room.

Sloane slowly opened her eyes. Almost instantly, she sensed something was off. Looking down, she saw herself tightly wrapped around Lucas.

“You’re awake,” came Lucas’s voice–hoarse, worn–out, clearly from a sleepless night.

Sloane sprang back like she’d been shocked, yanking her arms away and scrambling backward, nearly falling off the bed.

Lucas caught her by the arm just in time. “Careful.”

“Thanks,” Sloane muttered, lowering her gaze.

Lucas nodded gently, stood up, and headed into the bathroom without another word about the night before.

But even if he didn’t mention it, Sloane already knew she must’ve lost control again.

Yet something puzzled her–everything in the room was perfectly in order. In the past, whenever she had a nightmare, she’d wake up to find the room in chaos.

from the bathroom, he found Sloane waiting by

frowning slightly.

Lucas nodded. “Yeah.”

tighter. “How did you calm

definitely wasn’t the first time. And judging from the way she asked, the past episodes must’ve been much

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and direct. “You were really upset. I just held you so you wouldn’t hurt yourself. Then

bitten him–there was no need

him skeptically. Clearly, she didn’t buy it completely. Given how violent her outbursts used

didn’t push it. Lucas had no reason

softly, referring to how he had stayed with

respond when a voice rang

“Sloane, are you up?”

It was Jill.

and he silently returned to the

back, quickly smoothing her messy hair before hurrying to open the

curiously. “Were you

I

her arm through Sloane’s. “Come on, let’s go try that new