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Chapter 20: Hope

XAVIER ASHERIUS’S POV

"Does it still hurt?"

I walked out of the bathroom as I wiped my fists with a towel after washing away the rogues’ blood. Peony sat on the edge of the bed, seemingly deep in her own thoughts. She glanced at me. Her eyelashes swayed gently as she blinked, followed by a faint smi...