You're right. Chapter 432 ends with Kyle in the dark living room right after Viktor's text, but Chapter 433 opened with him lying in bed and jumped to 6 AM. In this rewrite, 433 picks up on the arm of that same chair, a few seconds later, and the whole chapter happens in one continuous night.
Chapter 433: Was He Kind?
Kyle stayed where he was, perched on the arm of the chair, the phone glowing in his hand.
Two messages sat one above the other.
[[Maya: Yes. Find out.]]
[[Unknown: Smart puppy stays. Good. Viktor stays too. Viktor vatches girl. Nobody touches her. Not even Viktor.]]
A door cracked open by an inch. And a wolf sitting right outside it.
On the couch, Ella shifted in her sleep and mumbled something about croissants. Her feet were still in Jane's lap. Jane's head had tipped sideways onto the cushion, the empty pastry box sliding slowly off her knees. Kyle caught it before it hit the floor and set it down without a sound.
"Find out."
Easy to promise. Harder to do.
