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Chapter 232

Author: Solomon Emmanuel
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-07-15 14:49:54

Sophia’s POV

I didn’t sleep.

Even with Alex’s arms wrapped around me, even with Lina’s soft breath steady against my shoulder, I couldn’t close my eyes for more than a few seconds without seeing that blinking red light.

Somewhere beneath the wreckage, beneath all that concrete and steel, something had survived.

And it wasn’t just Nyx.

“You’re shaking,” Alex whispered against my temple.

“I know.”

“You should rest. We’re safe—for now.”

Safe.

I almost laughed.

How many times had we told ourselves that? How many times had we believed it? And yet every time, the danger circled back around like a vulture scenting weakness.

“We need to go back for the girls,” I said. My voice was hoarse, brittle at the edges. “Now. Not tomorrow.”

Alex pulled back just enough to meet my eyes. His were shadowed with exhaustion, rimmed red from smoke and blood. “You’re in no shape to—”

“I don’t care.”

Lina stirred between us. “Mom…”

I cupped her cheek. “Sleep. Just a little longer.”

She blinked up at me, confus
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