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Chapter 187 - Complicated Girl

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CHAPTER 187

~Valerie's POV~

I blinked hard and reread the message. Then again.

No, no, no. I hadn't messaged him. I would remember doing something that suicidal. I don't recall ever having his number or collecting it.

There was no older message from before, only Riven's reply.

Frowning, I quickly exited that message thread and opened my message log. I searched for his name and found a message with his name on it.

I tapped back, only to see there was a text from me to him.

I prayed it was a glitch or a prank by Solstice, but no.

There it was, clear and damning:

Riven,

I've been thinking about you… more than I probably should.

Ever since that day—you know the one when you stepped between me and Kieran like I was something worth protecting… like I mattered.

That moment did something to me.

It made me see you, not just the silence or the danger, but the man behind it all.

Maybe it's reckless, maybe it's wrong… But what if it's not?

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