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The Weight of Questions

Author: Thomas Morau
last update publish date: 2026-01-26 06:08:32

Chapter 8: The Weight of Questions

Even though vampires were supposed to be ancient—centuries-old predators who’d watched empires rise and fall—the four queens of BludHeaven were anomalies. Each one frozen at nineteen, their bodies locked in the bloom of late adolescence while their minds carried the weight of lives far longer than their faces suggested. The school had been carved into four wings after the Integration Accords: North for Seraphina Locke’s tech-infused domain, East for Liora Kane
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  • BludHeaven Academy    The Shape of a Threat

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  • BludHeaven Academy    Fallout

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  • BludHeaven Academy    The Son of Ares

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  • BludHeaven Academy    Cliffs and Defeat

    Chapter 28: Cliffs and DefeatNico waited until the last bell rang and the corridors emptied into the usual afternoon rush—students heading to clubs, the gym, study lounges, or the dining hall for early dinner. He moved like he belonged there: backpack slung over one shoulder, head down, pace casua

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    Chapter 27: Burger and PlansClass ended with the usual scrape of chairs and rustle of bags. Nico closed his notebook—still mostly blank except for Liora’s underlined answer—and stood without a word. Kai was already on his feet, slinging his backpack over one shoulder, grinning like he’d won someth

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