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Chapter 9: Bound in Shadow

Penulis: Ihsan Ali Bashir
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-03-26 22:19:02

The Archive doors sealed shut behind them with a low, echoing thud.

For a moment, neither Kael nor Lucien moved.

The air between them felt different now—thicker, charged with something neither of them could ignore anymore. The faint glow of enchanted lanterns cast long shadows across the towering shelves, turning the space into something almost unreal.

Kael tightened his grip on the book in his hand.

“You followed me,” he said flatly.

Lucien stepped closer, unhurried, his boots silent aga
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