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43. Time To Expand Your Allies
Author: MariSystem
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Elias looked at the hand Vanessa had extended, then at her face. He chuckled. “I didn’t save him to gain allies,” he said at last. “I did it because letting him die would have been a waste.”

Vanessa almost laughed out of disbelief. People didn’t talk like that to her, not to anyone tied to the Alphonsus name. “That’s exactly why you’re dangerous,” she replied quietly. “And exactly why I won’t betray this.”

Elias didn’t take her hand right away. Instead, he nodded once. “If you stand with me,” he said, “you stand against things you were raised to protect.”

Vanessa’s lips curved into a faint, confident smile. “I was raised to protect the family, and tonight, you protected the only thing that matters to me.”

They started walking where Elias’s car was parked.

At that moment, her Grandfather coughed weakly again. Elias stepped back to give them space, watching as Vanessa helped her father sit up.

Vanessa broke the silence first, letting out a short laugh that carried both disbelief a
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