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CHAPTER 224: Disarray

Author: Feibulous
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-04 05:09:48

Isla

It was morning when I arrived at the Bryston bus station. I hadn’t slept at all. The entire trip had been a blur of streetlights, passing towns, and a heavy, anxious weight pressing down on my chest.

I had reached out to Auditrose as soon as I boarded, knowing she was the one person I could count on in this crisis. I sent her the bus’s plate number and told her which station I’d be getting off at, just to be safe. After all, it was an overnight trip.

But my phone died somewhere during the journey, and the battery drained from overuse. Though the bus had charging ports, I had forgotten my cable in my hasty departure from the lake house.

I felt utterly defeated.

So when I stepped off the bus and saw Auditrose waiting for me, my heart almost gave out.

Tears welled in my eyes before I could stop them. She walked straight toward me and wrapped me in a firm hug.

“Why are you here?” I asked, my voice cracking.

“The moment you texted about taking an overnight bus back to Bryston,
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