Villain Hiring: Help! Author Wants Me Dead

Chapter 57: Ambush

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Noah had held me.

His arms wrapped around me so tightly, as if he could shield me from the very pain scratching at my chest.

His embrace was warm—steady.

And that was what broke me the most.

He had always been small in my arms, always fragile enough that I felt I could carry his burdens alongside my own.

But now… now it felt different.

His frame had grown sturdier, his presence heavier.

When had my little boy become this strong?

I clenched my fists, remembering as I had gripped onto the fabric of his blood-stained clothes.

I hated this.

I hated the scent of iron clinging to him.

Hated the new hardness in his voice.

Hated that when I looked at him, I could no longer see the same innocent child I had raised.

"You will always be a child to me," I haf whispered against his shoulder, my voice rough.

Noah hadn’t responded to me then. But later, when he pulled away just enough to look at me, his hazel eyes unreadable.

A shadow passed through them, something cold, something I almost didn’t recognize.

"…I can’t afford to be a child anymore, Grandma," he murmured.

His words felt like a dagger to my heart.

I

And it wasn’t alone.

My heartbeat quickened, but my grip on the dagger stayed firm.

Sylvie shifted slightly, pressing closer to my side.

No words were spoken.

We both knew what was coming.

The fight wasn’t over yet.

And the best part?

Kek*

I threw the dagger in my hands to the floor, it was time for some fun.

I could really use sucking some energy away from these bastards.

Mana Drain—

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