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Chapter 79

Penulis: Kachi Lucy
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-05-03 16:00:40

The Weight of a Name

Country: Eldoria

City: Auremont

Adrian

I woke up with the particular certainty of a man who believed today was going to change something.

My father had called the meeting himself.

That had to mean something.

In the months since the temporary removal since the board vote and the silence and the steady erosion of everything I had assumed was permanent … I had been doing everything right.


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