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Chapter 191 - Shadows and secrets II

Kael

She passed within ten feet of where I was hiding. I held my breath, staying perfectly still.

She didn't notice me. Or if she did, she didn't show it.

Once she was gone, I turned my attention back to Elena. She sat alone at the table, staring down at her drink. She looked exhausted. After a few minutes, she signalled for the check, paid, and headed for the elevators.

I followed at a distance as she got off on the seventh floor and walked down the hallway to room 714.

I waited until she'd been inside for about twenty minutes. Long enough for her to get settled, maybe change clothes, let her guard down a little.

Then I walked up to her door and knocked.

"Who is it?" Her voice was muffled through the door, cautious.

"Kael. Rhett's friend."

Silence. Then the sound of the lock turning.

The door opened a crack. Elena peered out at me, her eyes red from crying. She'd changed into a hotel robe and cleaned the blood off her face, though the bruises were already darkening.

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