Chapter 332

The night air had cooled as Ethan finished his quiet stroll around the grounds, the hum of crickets growing louder in the deepening silence.

The walk had calmed his thoughts, and he felt lighter somehow, as if the weight on his shoulders had briefly lifted. But as he turned to head back, an odd chill prickled at his spine.

The wind held an unfamiliar stillness, an almost unnatural quiet, as if the night itself was holding its breath.

He slowed his steps, and his gaze drifted around the dim-lit garden paths, shadows cast long by the pale glow of the moon.

He squinted, scanning the darkness as the uncomfortable sensation lingered, growing sharper with each second.

Years of navigating the back alleys and gritty streets of his past honed his instincts, and they now screamed at him—he wasn’t alone.

“Who’s there?” Ethan’s voice was low but edged with steel, aimed at the silence. Nothing but the rustling leaves answered.

He stiffened, muscles coiling, his eyes narrowing as he searched t
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