Chapter 107

Nicolas POV

The city lights glimmered faintly outside the window of the two-star hotel. It wasn't much-faded curtains, walls that carried the faint scent of dust and lemon cleanser-but it was safe. After everything that had unfolded, safety was all we needed.

I dropped onto the lone chair in the corner and exhaled, stretching my stiff shoulders. "At least we didn't have to cut through the forest this time," I muttered, half to myself. "The gate made everything easier."

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