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Chapter 69: Empty House

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DARIUS’ POV

I pushed the front door open well past midnight, the wood creaking softly in the quiet house. The long council meeting had dragged far longer than I expected, filled with endless arguments and pointed questions I barely managed to deflect. My shoulders ache from sitting rigid in that chair for hours.

I expected to find Selene waiting in our bedroom, maybe curled up with a book or already asleep with the lamp still on. Instead the room sat dark and empty. The sheets lay rumpled fr
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