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CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY

Autor: Chel-C
last update Data de publicação: 2026-03-18 19:23:33

Chapter 160: The Reset Code

Ariana couldn’t feel her hands.

She was staring at Daniel, but everything behind him—no, everything everywhere—was shifting, stretching, folding in on itself like the world had lost its shape.

“A reset…” she whispered.

Her voice didn’t sound like hers anymore.

Daniel didn’t move. Didn’t blink.

“You finally understand.”

“No.” She shook her head hard, like she could shake the truth out of existence. “No, I built a failsafe to stop it. To stop you.”

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