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CHAPTER TWENTY- FIVE
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2026-03-17 15:00:08BECCA'S POV
"What does it mean?" The words came out strangled. "The mark. The baby. My mother—what does it mean?"
The Librarian was already turning away, walking back toward her desk like we'd just finished discussing the weather.
"Wait!" I scrambled to my
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