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Chapter 31 - Where Darkness Waits

Author: Favour Okoko
last update publish date: 2026-07-03 03:24:13

I stand just outside the war room doors, my fingers curling slightly at my sides as the low murmur of voices seeps through the heavy wood. Tyson and Aiden have been locked in there for days, barely sleeping, barely eating, building strategies from the information I risked my life to bring back.

Now, they’re ready for me.

I push the door open.

The air hits me first, thick, tense, calculated. Maps are spread across the long oak table, marked with symbols, lines, and hurried notes. The faint scent
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