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CHAPTER 78
~Spring's POV~
Rhys paused mid-step, his lips twitched. "Something like that."
I got up, moved to the bed and patted the space beside me. He took it without hesitation.
For a few moments, we just sat there, listening to the stillness settle around us.
Then I asked, "Tough night?"
Rhys leaned his head back against the couch and closed his eyes. "You have no idea."
I waited and he didn't speak for a while, but eventually, his voice drifted up like smoke. "The case… it was more complicated than I thought. We finally got a glimmer of hope, though."
I tensed slightly, though I masked it with another sip of tea. "Hope?"
He nodded. "Somehow… I got a message. Anonymous. Weirdly specific. It listed a set of ingredients—rare ones. One of them I didn't even think still grew in this region."