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CHAPTER 6 ~ SHATTERED MIRROR

Author: DANIKA
last update publish date: 2026-05-21 15:12:55

ADRIAN'S POV

The heavy oak door clicks shut, sealing out the noise of the world and plunging the entryway into a heavy, suffocating silence. Adrian stands there for a moment, his back pressed against the cool wood, letting the stillness wash over him. The day has been a marathon of droning lectures, endless faculty meetings that circled nowhere, and the exhausting mental gymnastics of trying to convince Williams. He drops his leather messenger bag onto the floor; the thud echoes in the emp
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