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CHAPTER 222 — Stubborn Dristan's Return
~Valerie's POV~
"Tsk… where did I put that thing?" I muttered, already rising from my seat.
My feet carried me to the small basket near my bedside table where I thought I'd tossed it a few days ago, but as soon as I got there, I stopped cold.
"No," I whispered, crouching. "I'm sure I picked it up…"
My brows furrowed as my mind backtracked through the fog of days. Yes—I remembered picking it up the day after I rearranged my room.
I had almost worn it again, but the instant it touched my fingers, memories of them flooded back, Dristan, Kai, Axel and Xade. The day they'd rescued me.
A bittersweet memory I wasn't ready to relive. So I put it away.
I rushed to my study desk and yanked open the second drawer.
But inside was no necklace save for a folded piece of paper.
My heart gave a strange lurch.
I barely processed the note at first. My eyes kept scanning the inside of the drawer, hoping I'd somehow missed it.