Chapter 229

DAPHNE

I was sitting on the couch, trying to get through a bowl of cereal that tasted like cardboard when I heard the knock. I frowned. Bri wasn’t expecting anyone. And I sure as hell wasn’t either.

I got up slowly and walked to the door, peeking through the small crack.

My heart stopped.

Vanessa.

And behind her… Beatrice.

I opened the door, stunned. “What the hell are you doing here?”

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