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Chapter 115

Author: Melo Hart
last update Last Updated: 2026-02-08 13:40:35

The land reacted before dawn.

Mara woke with her breath caught in her throat, heart pounding as if she had been shaken from sleep by a scream. The conduits beneath the settlement surged unevenly, a low vibration rolling through stone and soil, sharp enough to rattle the walls. Frost crept across the floor in thin, branching lines, not from cold alone, but from disruption.

She was on her feet instantly.

Outside, the settlement stirred in alarm. Doors opened. Voices rose. The eastern sky was stil
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