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Chapter 40: The Yin to her Yang.

Author: Astra Maye
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-19 15:16:44

“Hi, sis.” Lilith said, her voice smooth, honeyed, and sharp enough to cut glass.

Aurora stiffened. She lifted her gaze, her sunglasses hiding the sudden flare of emotion in her eyes. That smile…sweet, practiced, dangerous, wasn’t the smile of a sister reaching out. No, now that she knew what she knew, she could see the calculation beneath it, the way Lilith’s lips curled with quiet satisfaction at finally intruding on their peace.

From the waves, Xavier’s laughter with Elara died abruptly. His eyes locked on Lilith and widened. His chest tightened. He hadn’t invited her here. He’d been careful, or at least he thought he had.

He’d promised Lilith he would arrange a meeting, after he had smoothed things over with Aurora, after he had rebuilt the fragile trust of his family. But now here she was, at the very place he had promised Elara would be just theirs.

Elara tugged at his arm, too absorbed in her joy to notice the storm building at the shore. “Daddy, look! I found another seashell
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