Chapter 139: What kind of power?

Chapter 139: What kind of power?

After about an hour, Williams and Dera finally said their goodbyes to Charlotte and left the place. It was a soft farewell, not the kind that bore tears or dramatic goodbyes, but rather the heavy kind that clung to the air like fog, thick and filled with understanding and unspent words.

Charlotte’s hands lingered a little longer in Dera’s, her eyes glistening under the dim light of the small house. Williams, though composed, kept glancing back at the woman who he was sure would be succumbing to the cold hands of death soon.

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