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Terribly wrong

Author: Riel
last update publish date: 2026-07-11 04:55:55
MICHAELA'S POV

I don't like this place, I thought as I looked around repeatedly.

The feeling only intensified as I approached the stream.

The water flowed quietly beside the ruins.

The sight immediately reignited a small spark of hope.

A stream.

Ancient stone structures.

Elevated terrain.

Everything matched.

This had to be it.

Surely.

I began searching.

The stream bank.

The shadows beneath rocks.

The bases of trees.

Every patch of vegetation that looked even remotely suspicious.

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AnaBee
Oh I wonder if Damon is around in his danger form
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bibbles
the chapters duplicated again :(
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