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Chapter 229 - Hidden

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CHAPTER 230

~Valerie's POV~ 

I didn't know how to handle the news I'd just gotten.

There was no way Dristan could be doing something like that… right?

The thought alone sent my stomach into knots, bile rising in my throat as I replayed Xade's words in my head. 

Could he really be manipulating people like that—using mind control? Hypnosis?

And was that an advancement in his power or dark magic?

Before I could form the words to question him further, a jolt of sensation ran through me, like a live wire brushing too close to skin. My body jerked instinctively backwards.

I blinked and looked down.

Xade's fingers hovered inches from where mine had just been.

He pulled his hand back with a small frown. "Hmm."

"Sorry," I murmured, breath shaky as I forced my arms to relax. I shook my head quickly, trying to focus. "It's just… something important is happening around us and around Dristan."

And I needed clarity, not panic.

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