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Chapter 22

Author: Liora_Blake
last update publish date: 2026-02-13 17:08:17
The air in the High Court didn't just go cold; it turned to lead. Elara stood frozen, her heart hammering against the iron shards of Vane and Malphas. She looked at the man in the denim jacket the man with her father’s face and then at Mia.

"Mia, put that down," Elara whispered, her voice trembling. "It’s me. It’s Elara."

The girl who looked like her sister didn't blink. The soft white glow around her wasn't a halo; it was a containment field. The obsidian shard in her hand hummed with a frequ
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