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Chapter 13

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_Lyra's POV_

“I am not going anywhere with you.”

The words came out sharper than I intended. Ryder stared at me in silence. For a moment, he did not look like the powerful captain everyone feared. He just looked tired like he had been carrying a burden I knew nothing about.

“Lyra, please.”

That single word surprised me. Ryder Kane did not beg...not for anything. But I was still too hurt and too confused to let that change my mind.

“No.”

His jaw tightened slightly. “You do not understand what is
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