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Love Was the Third Path

Penulis: Reign Babs
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-01-30 13:06:58

Cassian’s POV

​The climb back to the surface felt like walking toward our execution. The air in the palace was thick with the scent of ozone and the metallic tang of fear. As we stepped out onto the main balcony, the sight that met us was a nightmare made manifest. The sky was no longer blue or black; it was a bruised, sickly purple, and the stars were being swallowed by a massive, swirling vortex of shadow that hovered directly over the Whispering Woods.

​"The Gate is fully open," Lila said, h
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