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Chapter 74: The Crescent’s Echo

Author: Sam K
last update publish date: 2026-01-14 23:51:48
Alara’s POV

The pain did not arrive like a warning.

It came like a blade.

One moment, I was standing near the inner courtyard, watching the lanterns sway gently in the evening breeze, my hands resting over the curve of my belly as the twins shifted softly within me. The next—

Agony tore through my chest so violently that my scream felt torn straight from my lungs.

I barely registered myself falling.

The bond ignited like wildfire — raw, scorching, merciless. It ripped through every wall I had bu
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