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Chapter 230: Elena’s Burden
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2026-02-04 06:13:18Elena did not sleep.
She lay awake in the dark of her room at Celestine Heights, staring at a ceiling she had known all her life and now no longer trusted. The carved molding looked different when truth sat inside her chest. Heavier. Sharper. Like something watching her back.
Two birth certificates.
Same mother.
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