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CHAPTER 184: The Mark Beneath His Skin

Auteur: Timothy
last update Date de publication: 2026-10-30 19:51:23

“He's already standing beside you.”

Cael's eyes shifted toward the masked leader. His injured shoulder throbbed beneath the linen Lyra had wrapped around it, and blood had begun soaking through the fabric again. He kept one hand pressed against the wound, as if he could hold the torn flesh together by force. His right leg shook whenever he put weight on it.

“I've had this mark since childhood,” he said, looking down at the fourth silver line beneath his collarbone. “I never knew what it meant.”
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