Fox turned back to look at Evan, her gaze lingering for a moment. After a long pause, she said, "Thank you for returning my things."

That simple statement felt like a definitive break between them.

Evan's dark eyes softened as he replied, "Don't go out late at night anymore. You should

rest."

He didn't add that she'd end up exhausted during the day, surviving on multiple cups of coffee just to stay awake.

Fox chuckled lightly. "I enjoy late-night outings-it's a habit I'm not ready to break. Goodbye, Evan."

With a small wave, she turned and, under his watchful gaze, opened the door. Within seconds, she vanished into the night.

token was safe in Wildridge Manor, Fox felt no urgency to

too soon, Evan would visit Du's Group, fail

of the safest places. Evan wouldn't dare lose her belongings there, but retrieving them would be

York's domain, with her children, in-laws, and others living there too. Even with her skillset her ability to scale walls and evade detection-Fox wasn't willing to provoke Grandma York. Getting caught by the sharp-eyed matriarch? That

returned to his room, phone in hand. He sat down on the bed, eventually reclining

eldest brother, but the hour was far too late. His brother and sisterin-law were surely asleep

long messages, only to delete them each time. He didn't dare wake his brother-doing so would

sent a quick text

"You still up?"

but Tatum eventually responded with a

woke up from a nap. The eldest miss has an early morning tomorrow, so I have to get up early to prepare her breakfast. I

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