LILITH

Her reaction made my lips curl in mockery.

“Daring enough to do it, but too much of a coward to admit it? What a disappointment.”

She flinched at my words, her eyes darting everywhere but at me.

The mockery in my gaze deepened as I leaned forward.

“I don’t believe that after everything that’s happened to you lately, you still haven’t suspected that something went wrong somewhere.” I paused deliberately, watching how her face stiffened. “In fact, isn’t that why you called me here? To test whether I’ve started hating you—and if that’s the reason the luck you stole began turning against you? Or am I wrong?”

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