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Chapter 9

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One rumor in the wrong ears could tear the whole academy apart.

Word spread quickly around Shadowpeak Academy about possible spies and strange activities happening on campus after dark. Students whispered in the dining halls and between classes. Everyone seemed more suspicious of each other as the day went on. Dane felt the weight of it all pressing down harder after the close call at the abandoned building.

He walked into the next training session in the hidden clearing with heavy steps and ti
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