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The Second Wave
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2026-09-19 00:00:19Alejandro
We would be watching. Together. That was the thought I carried back toward Haven, with Liora asleep against Zenith's shoulder and the surviving children gathered around her. But cooperation was not enough. The second anchor was still beneath us. And now it was hurting.Koa's voice followed through my earpiece as we drove. “The pressure has dropped temporarily.”“Temporarily?”“Yes. The shield reduced the strain, but the anchor itself is stil
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