Just in case someone's been waiting for a new chapter since March--enjoy this small WIP of chapter 5, the chapter that has been in progress since May and still sits at only 2.2k words x-x Got at least 1k more to go
---WIP chapter 5, "A Decoy Soul"---
She stared after the shadows Darko disappeared into, shaking from the heat that spread under her skin. Anger that's lying over her muscles like a second skin. ???'s fingers grazed over the burn Darko left on her face, faint, like touching a ghost. This time, she was not flinching away from the pain. She was savoring it.
With a quiet huff, she turned around and walked away, pretending like nothing ever happened. Darko is underestimating her—and ??? would make sure he'd feel it.
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Hope it got you curious enough to not lose hope entirely, in case you're still following the story (rip)