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CHAPTER 23

Author: Kola De
last update publish date: 2026-04-27 03:59:26

Seraphine

The cold was always there. It lived in my bones, a quiet guest that never left. Today, it felt different. It felt like something was about to break.

I stood at the edge of the ruin. My unit was still back there, holding the perimeter. I liked to be alone for this part. It made things clearer.

“They were here,” I told myself. “Three days ago. Not long.”

I moved, slow and easy. My eyes swept over the ground. It was like reading a very old book. The ashes of their fire were cold. A few s
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