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The Note Beneath the Map

Author: Roxana Filip
last update publish date: 2026-09-08 05:57:12
Chloe's POV

The war room was empty when I went back the next morning.

I told myself I only wanted my shawl, the one I'd left over the back of a chair. That was true. It was also not the whole truth.

The maps were still scattered where Theron and I had left them, some torn, one soaked through where a cup had tipped. I gathered them without really looking, stacking them back into some kind of order, and that was when I saw it.

A folded scrap of parchment, half-crushed under the corner of the easte
Roxana Filip

Thank you all so much for sticking with Chloe and Theron through the mole hunt, I know the pace has been intense these last few chapters! We're getting close to some real answers about who's behind the leak, so buckle up. As always, your comments and theories genuinely make my day, keep them coming. More soon.

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