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CHAPTER 137
~Author's POV~
He blinked, caught off guard, clearly not expecting a stranger, much less a pretty one, to talk to him. "O-oh, yeah… It's right down that hall, left at the painting of the council founders. Big brass door, you can't miss it."
Solstice grinned. "Thanks." She leaned in conspiratorially. "You're a lifesaver."
He flushed—barely noticeable, but she caught it—and she extended her hand with a casual flick of her fingers. "Got a name?"
"N-Navin."
"Nice," she said, gently taking his phone from his grip and inputting her number. Then she called her line and smiled. "If I get lost again, I'll call the hero." She handed it back, winked, and turned on her heel.
He was still standing there, stunned, when she disappeared around the corner.