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Chapter 189

Penulis: Shalom Egbebi
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-03-29 02:14:10

POV: Aria

“Don’t,” I said.

My voice came out small.

Too small for something this big.

The ground cracked again.

The white light surged higher, wrapping around the four of us like chains made of power and memory.

Kairos didn’t move.

But I felt him slipping.

Not physically.

In the bond.

Like a thread being pulled loose.

“Aria,” he said softly.

“No.”

I shook my head hard.

“There has to be another way.”

“There isn’t,” he replied.

“You don’t know that.”

“I do.”

The certainty in his voice made my che
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