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Chapter 74: A Difficult Smile

Author: Justin Lights
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Lyria's POV

The moment Hood uttered those words, I gasped.

Even Kael, half-conscious and barely able to move, blinked in surprise. His fingers twitched against mine, the only sign that he'd heard. He couldn't speak, not in his condition, but I knew that the revelation had shocked him. I felt his breath catch, shallow and strained, his blood still seeping between my fingers as I held his wound together with desperate pressure.

I looked at Hood, eyes wide, heart aching with both grief and fury. Ivy was dead.

"No..." I murmured, barely audible.

"She was gone... before Mira could even try," Hood choked out, his shoulders trembling. For a brief second, I saw the brokenness in his eyes. But that second was short-lived.

Because then reality returned—he had stabbed Kael.

I snapped. "So what? Was Kael responsible for her death? Was killing him your way of vengeance?"

Hood flinched as if I'd slapped him, shaking his head furiously. "No! No! Gods, no! I didn't—Lyria, I didn’t do it out of hatred
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