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CHAPTER 41: Sanctuary Falls

Author: STINA DARREN
last update publish date: 2026-04-29 23:41:11

The scream tore through the stronghold before the alarm ever could.

Aria didn’t think.

She ran.

Bare feet against cold stone, breath sharp in her chest, something deep inside her already awake—already clawing at the edges of her control.

Not fear.

Never just fear anymore.

This was instinct.

Violent. Protective. Unforgiving.

Another scream echoed—closer this time.

Cut short.

The sound snapped something inside her.

“No—”

Her pace quickened, heart slamming hard as she turned the corridor—

—and ste
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