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CHAPTER 10: THE PRICE OF A LIFE

Penulis: EMKAY
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-02-21 10:44:42

The newsroom felt dead. Just the air conditioner humming, and somewhere far off, a police siren. Maya’s mom stood smack in the middle, holding that tiny slip of paper like it was a weapon. To anyone else, it was just a hospital bill. For Julian, it was his little brother’s life hanging in the balance.

Julian went pale. Not long ago, those hands of his had been fists, fighting off men in black. Now they just shook. He glanced at Maya, then stared at the ground. Growing up poor, he knew what mone
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  • COLD STEEL, BLEEDING HEARTS    CHAPTER 86 : THE WAKING PARADOX

    The walls of the laboratory were not just shaking they were melting into white smoke. Maya reached for the metal computer desk. Her hand went right through it. She felt a stinging feeling in her fingers like her body was being rubbed out by an invisible eraser. Across the room Sarah was screaming. Her body was flickering like a lightbulb that was about to burn out."Maya, my legs I cannot feel my legs " Sarah cried. She reached out her hand. Her arm turned into a cloud of glowing blue squares before snapping back into skin and bone.Maya tried to run toward her friend. The floor felt like it was made of water. Every step she took was heavy and slow.The child outside the window was glowing with a light bright it turned the Sahara sand into a giant mirror. He looked up at the tower. Pointed a small finger.The glass window disappeared it did not break into pieces it just vanished into the air. The hot desert wind rushed into the room. It did not smell like dust it smelled like flowers

  • COLD STEEL, BLEEDING HEARTS    CHAPTER 85 : THE MIRROR’S EDGE

    The air in the laboratory felt really cold and creepy. Maya sat on the floor with her back against the metal computer desk. She was holding a silver disc in her hand tightly that the edges were cutting into her palm. She looked up at the man who looked like Julian. She did not feel any love for him. Instead she felt an terrible fear.The mans eyes were not blue like Julians. They were like two holes of swirling oil. When he smiled his teeth looked too sharp and too white."Julian?" Maya whispered,. Saying his name felt weird.The man laughed. It was not a laugh like Julians. It sounded like glass breaking in a metal box. He reached out to touch Mayas face and the air around his fingers turned black."Stay away from her!" Sarah yelled.Sarah ran forward swinging a heavy metal wrench she had found on the floor. She was fast. The man did not even turn around. He just flicked his fingers. Sarah flew backward crashing into a row of glass computer screens.CRASH."Sarah!" Maya yelled.Seein

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    The ground beneath the Silent Garden didn’t just shake—it groaned, deep and terrible, as if something enormous was dying below. Above the crystal ceiling, jet engines shattered the frozen silence.“They’re not waiting!” Julian yelled. He was loud, desperate. He seized Maya’s hand, gripping tightly.

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  • COLD STEEL, BLEEDING HEARTS    CHAPTER 20: THE BLUE FLAME

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  • COLD STEEL, BLEEDING HEARTS    CHAPTER 16: THE GREAT ESCAPE

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  • COLD STEEL, BLEEDING HEARTS    CHAPTER 17: THE BOILING POINT

    The wind shrieked across the lake, stinging Maya’s face like a thousand icy needles. The ice under her skates didn’t feel solid anymore. Usually, it felt quiet and steady—something she could trust. Not tonight. Now, the frozen lake buzzed beneath her, a deep vibration coming straight from the "Zero

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