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CHAPTER 99: A Message Snared

작가: Royce Wrights
last update 최신 업데이트: 2025-05-24 07:46:02

Pov: Asher.

Raven’s Peak – East Garden, Late Afternoon

The sun had just started to dip, casting gold over the long rows of hedges and manicured paths behind the Nightshade estate. A rare moment of calm.

Julian sat on a stone bench beneath a cypress tree, elbows on his knees, staring into the gravel. He hadn’t heard Asher approach—he didn’t have to. He felt the shift in energy before the footsteps even landed.

“Figured I’d find you here,” Asher said, his voice low.

Julian didn’t look up. “Just needed air.”

Asher sat beside him without a word, eyes scanning the garden. After a long pause, he said, “Rowan’s sleeping okay?”

Julian nodded. “He always does after a storm. Something about the white noise.”

They fell quiet again. The only sound was the distant chirp of evening birds and the soft rustle of leaves.

“I saw you with Cael’s envoy yesterday,” Asher said, tone casual but precise. “Looked tense.”

“It was,” Julian replied. “They’re pulling out of the summit. Said their council’s been
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