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Chapter 379 - I Need Your Help

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CHAPTER 379

~Valerie's POV~

There was a sharp and suffocating silence, and for a second, I could almost hear him blink in disbelief.

"I'm sorry," Storm said finally, his tone clipped, cautious. "Did I just hear that right?"

"You did," I whispered, staring down at the dark petals of a midnight lily brushing my knee. The garden lights flickered faintly, shadows stretching long across the marble bench. "I got invited into Nightshade, and for that, I have to kill."

"What?" he hissed. "Valerie… you can't be serious. You want to… You need to stop and tell me what you mean when you say 'kill, to kill a man.'"

"Let me finish." My voice cracked, but I pushed through. "I passed two of their tests already, Storm. But the third one…" My throat tightened. "The third one is to kill someone."

A pause. Then, a low exhale from his end. I could feel the garden around me shrink, cold air nipping at my cheeks. 

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