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Chapter 85: The Hollow Crown

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Zara’s POV

When I wake, the world is noise.

Machines shriek. Voices overlap. My veins hum with a foreign electricity, a current that doesn’t belong to me. The Architect’s laughter coils in my mind, lazy and venomous.

***Welcome back, little wolf. Did you miss me?***

I bolt upright, gasping. The room spins—a sterile, silver-lit chamber filled with screens flickering runes I shouldn’t understand but *do*. Councilor Veyra stands at the center, her goggles cracked, barking orders at panicked attendants.

“Mom!”

Selene crashes into me, her arms wrapping tight around my neck. Her skin is warm, her light dim but steady. No silver veins. *Thank the moon.*

Silas hovers behind her, shadows writhing at his feet. “You’re… *glowing*,” he whispers.

I look down. My hands shimmer faintly, threads of silver weaving under my skin. The Architect’s mark.

Ryland grips my shoulder, his touch anchoring me. “How do you feel?”

*Like a lit fuse.*

“Fine,” I lie.

Veyra whirls, her voice sh
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