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Chapter 21: Breath of Change
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2026-04-24 03:50:04The sun had barely touched the palace towers when Selene stirred, her eyes slowly adjusting to the soft morning light spilling through her window. The corridors were already alive with movement, footsteps, murmurs, the subtle hum of a household in motion. But here, in her chamber, everything felt different. Lighter. Charged with a quiet anticipation she couldn’t name.
Her daughter lay beside her, small and warm, chest rising and falling with each breath, tiny fingers curling instinctive
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