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Chapter 8: The Execution

Author: Evve
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2025-12-22 16:45:15

The message appeared on my screen like a death sentence.

It was Friday evening. I was sitting at my desk, pretending to review code for the Project Aether expansion, but mostly I was just staring at the cursor blinking against the black background.

It had been one week since the masquerade. One week since I woke up in a penthouse suite and ran for my life. One week since I blocked ShadowKnight on every platform we shared.

It hurt to do it. It felt like cutting off a limb. But I told myself it w
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