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Chapter 102: The Threshold

Author: Ivy Walters
last update publish date: 2026-02-03 23:21:29

Claire's POV

Everything was spinning.

My stomach lurched. My head pounded. I couldn't tell which way was up.

Then I hit something hard.

Sand.

I lay there for a moment, trying to catch my breath. Trying to understand what had just happened.

One second I'd been in the lab. Touching that strange shimmering air.

The next...

I opened my eyes slowly.

Blue sky. Bright sun. The sound of waves crashing.

What the hell?

I pushed myself up to sitting, my whole body trembling.

I was on a beach.

A beach.

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