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CHAPTER 28: TRUTH IN THE SHADOWS

Author: Vina Kalviné
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-07 06:11:55

Samantha’s POV

My wrists burned.

The bone charm seared like fire against my skin, its dark pulse echoing through my veins. I could barely lift my head. The slab beneath me was ice-cold, humming with magic I didn’t understand. Shadows crawled along the walls, shifting like smoke, whispering secrets in languages I didn’t know.

Where was Gabriel?

Why wasn’t he here?

I tried again to shift, to claw my way out, but the magic held me in place—limbs paralyzed, body pinned like a helpless creature under glass.

Then she stepped forward.

Veza.

The witch’s green eyes gleamed like rot under candlelight. She moved with eerie grace, her steps silent as mist. Her smile was wide, too wide.

“You’re awake,” she cooed. “Good. I wanted you to hear the truth with your own ears.”

I flinched at her touch—she ran a knotted finger along my jaw, like I was some precious artifact.

“You should be proud, girl. You’re the center of prophecy.”

I forced my dry lips to move. “What… prophecy?”

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