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CHAPTER 143
~Valerie's POV~
Sneaking out of PSA wasn't hard. Not with Solstice preoccupied, charming her new roommates.
Thankfully, I didn't spill more than what I mentioned earlier. She was my cousin, but sometimes, only a secret kept with one remains a secret.
I didn't tell her I was leaving. She'd want to tag along, and this… this wasn't something I could risk with her flair for the dramatics.
This wasn't just curiosity anymore.
It was personal.
The streets were quieter tonight, cloaked in soft fog and the hum of late-hour city noise. My hoodie was drawn low, and I kept to the side alleys as I made my way toward the old club where I had gone to in search of my necklace.
That place—it wasn't ordinary. There was something off about it, and I was going to find out what.
I slipped through the side door like I belonged there.