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Silence stretched between them.
Eclipse observed her carefully after delivering his words. He could tell that she wanted to refute him—to deny his claim outright—but something prevented her from doing so.
Instead, she remained silent.
Her expression betrayed her conflict.
But he offered no comfort.
No reassurance.
This was something she needed to confront on her own.
'This is the least I can do… to keep her alive in this timeline.'
Reina Clandestine.
A name that held far more significance than anyone realized.
Not even the heroine of the story nor her six male leads understood the weight of the Lotus Killer's existence.
In the original storyline, her name had only been mentioned briefly.
She had died during a mission.
And after her death, her right-hand man—Thesus Yor—had immediately taken her place as Leader and Headmaster, eventually assuming the name Thesus Clandestine.
