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Chapter 40
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2026-03-28 00:25:06Alanza’s POV
"Is that why you stayed away from me for so long?" I ask, my thoughts heavy and sluggish.
Sombra lets out a long, weary sigh that vibrates in the back of my mind. "It was something I had to consider," she says. She doesn't offer more than that, leaving the silence to stretch between us.
For the first time in my life, I feel a strange surge of gratitude for being a defect. If I had been whole—if I had experienced a heat like this while trapped with
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