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The Quiet Between Blood

Auteur: Mayemura Special
last update Date de publication: 2025-11-25 20:36:42

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The night did not feel like night anymore. It had weight. Not darkness, not quiet but weight. Like the world had acquired another layer and forgotten to ask permission first.

Cassian stood at the far end of the terrace overlooking the blackened gardens of the Haven. The lanterns below flickered, subdued, as if they didn’t dare burn too brightly after what had just walked among them.

He could still feel it. Not in his veins but in the space behind his thoughts. A presence that was
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