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Ancient Ritual: 3

Author: Juwon
last update publish date: 2026-07-15 20:49:40

💩Eyes in the Shadow💩

I stared at the phone screen until the words blurred. My hands shook so bad I almost dropped the damn thing. "Shit," I muttered under my breath. The wedding music still thumped in the distance, laughter spilling out from the tents, but all I could hear was my own pulse hammering in my ears.

"What is it?" my best friend asked, squeezing my arm tighter. "You look like you saw a ghost."

"Nothing. Just... work stuff." I forced a smile that felt fake as hell. "Tell my mom I'll
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