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45. For Now

Camillia

I haven’t been able to sleep well for the past three weeks.

Every creak of the cabin, every whisper of wind against the windowpane stirs a flurry of worry that Nero hasn’t quieted in the month since he left. He sends words—sparse, always too sparse—that he’s okay, that he’s coming home, but each message is just a small drop of reassurance in an otherwise overwhelming ocean of anxiety.

The digital clock on the nightstand reads 2:17 AM. Sleep has been a stranger for weeks, and tonight is no exception. My mind churns with every possibility, every outcome of this war Nero is fighting. The quiet around me is stifling, suffocating, and yet it’s better than the terrible scenarios my mind conjures in the dark.

A soft noise at the front of the cottage startles me from my thoughts, and my heart leaps into my throat. It’s probably just a branch, or the wind, I tell myself, trying to calm the rapid beat of my heart. But then I hear it again, a soft thud, like footsteps, hesitant and drag
J. Tarr

We're coming close to Nero and Camellia's end. But don't worry, the loose ends will be tied up before I start with Osiris' bonus story!

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A. D. R.
Do we get to hear about the rituals and everything they went through to get rid of the curse?
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Rukky Love
Yeeee! I’m happy everything is finally okay and
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Roberta
again you write a masterpiece. thank you for your time to create so I may be intrigued, surprised,and most of all fall in love with your work all over again.
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