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Chapter twenty

Author: Night Walker
last update publish date: 2026-09-11 06:15:57
ARABELLA POV

For several seconds, I couldn’t understand what I was seeing.

There was writing on it.

Actual writing.

Not the smooth, empty surface I had become so familiar with over the years. Not another blank token that would force me to walk back to my place while everyone whispered about the girl the Moon Goddess had rejected for the tenth time.

There were letters engraved across the silver.

My fingers tightened around the token.

The entire ceremonial grounds had gone silent.

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