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Chapter Sixty-One: The Price of Peace

作者: Joshua cliff.
last update 公開日: 2026-01-11 22:51:57

Aria's POV

The false supply location was an abandoned warehouse two miles east of the compound, isolated enough to catch a thief without risking the real shipment. Kael, Dante, Elena, and I hid in the shadows, watching the empty building as midnight approached.

"If no one comes, we wasted an entire night," Elena whispered.

"If someone comes, we catch a traitor," I countered quietly. "Worth the risk."

Movement at the warehouse entrance made us all tense. A figure approached, moving fast, clearly
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