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CHAPTER 31

Author: Maxpher1
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-02 16:57:06

Aria's POV

Then, there was a storm that came in too hard, like it was chasing something. Suddenly, thunder cracked like the sky was breaking apart, making the surroundings shake, and rain lashed the windows of the cabin, wind whistling through the cracks like an angry whisper.

I held my child close and tightly, my heart was pounding faster with every flash of lightning. He’d been sick for days, burning up with fever, barely conscious. But tonight—something felt different. As his small body had gone still. Too still. I pressed my lips to his forehead. “Kaelen?”

His eyes snapped open. Wide. Glowing, but not like a child’s eyes—older. Empty and endless.

And then he spoke softly.

His voice wasn’t his own. It echoed like wind in a hollow cave. Very deep and cold.

“The one who touches the crown will bleed the realm; The heart that loves you most will betray you first.” My breath caught, and I froze.

Kaelen’s body stiffened. His hands clawed the blankets, and then—he let out a long breath a
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