"You're right," Aaron said softly as he sat down beside her, pulling her into his arms. His voice was gentle, but there was a chilling resolve in his eyes.

Selena leaned against his chest, thinking about everything that had happened. It all felt surreal. She was just an ordinary person, yet here she was, caught up in such dangerous circumstances. "Unbelievable," she thought.

Just then, her phone rang from where it sat on the coffee table. Aaron, with his long reach, picked it up easily. They both saw it was an unknown number. "Do you want to answer it?"

Selena shook her head. "Nah, I never answer unknown numbers. What if it's some scammer trying to steal my money?"

Her comment made Aaron chuckle, and he hung up the call. But the phone rang again. Once, twice-it became more persistent, making them both a little wary.

"Give it to me. I'll see who it is," Selena said, extending her hand.

Aaron passed the phone to her and got up to head to the study.

Selena answered,

familiar voice. "Why haven't you

back into the couch, Selena's voice remained frosty. "I've told you plenty of times. I

we're still family-the closest people in this world. Can we meet and clear up the misunderstandings? I miss you."

wash over her. Wanting to shake it off, she headed to the

bedroom and found her lying on the bed, already fast asleep. Aaron quietly walked over and pulled the blanket up over her. She looked so peaceful, but he knew that deep down, she was under a lot of pressure. Constantly staying alert and on edge every day must be mentally exhausting

silently that this situation would be

...

job, Selena stayed home for the most part. Things had finally calmed down, and no more troubling

paid him to

there to intervene, preventing anything worse from

"Come with me

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