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Chapter 23 – The Truth in the Open

Author: Florence Su
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-03-10 10:35:10

The room hung in silence for a beat, heavy and almost suffocating.

Then Uriel finally broke it. The quiet seemed to snap something inside him. Without warning, he abruptly jumped up, let go of Mehanda’s hand and started pacing the length of the living room with a restless, predatory energy. After a moment, he stopped, locking his gaze onto Mehanda. The golden glow in his pupils wasn't a trick of the light anymore, it was steady and bright, shimmering with an intensity that made her skin crawl.

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