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Chapter Twenty-Nine

Penulis: Shalom Egbebi
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2025-08-26 08:52:58

Kairos’s POV

The first rays of dawn crept through the cabin windows, and I knew sleep was not going to find me again. Seren and I had stayed up late talking—more like, I’d listened to her speak, captivated by the way she shared her thoughts with such ease. She was the kind of woman who could make even the mundane seem magical, and damn if I didn’t want to hear more. I wanted her close, but for now, I settled for the memory of her voice in the quiet of the cabin.

I rolled out of bed and quietly
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