Chapter 129: You have to lie to her

Chapter 129: You have to lie to her

The air was still, but something unseen crackled beneath the surface.

Tessy’s heartbeat picked up while she was still asleep, as if responding to some silent alarm her body recognized but her conscious mind could not yet comprehend. Her breathing, once slow and peaceful, began to shift into quick, shallow pulls of air. Her palms fisted tightly by her sides, pressing into the mattress as though clinging to something invisible. Her entire body turned rigid, like a wire drawn too tight.

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