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Episode 69: The Men Who Shouldn't Exist

Author: EL
last update publish date: 2026-09-04 09:00:05

“We have been waiting for you.”

Elena couldn't breathe.

The words came from hundreds of mouths.

Hundreds of identical faces stared back at her from the chamber.

Adrian's face.

His eyes.

His scar.

Even the small crease beside his left eyebrow—the one Elena had once traced with her thumb when he was asleep.

Except these men weren't Adrian.

At least, not the Adrian standing beside her.

He tightened his grip
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