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Chapter 82: The Things That Refuse to Die
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They didn’t speak for a long time after that.Not because there was nothing to say.But because every possible word felt wrong.Too small. Too sharp. Too dangerous.The forest moved around them again, cautiously alive now, as if it had been holding its breath and was only just remembering how to exist. Leaves whispered. Branches creaked. Somewhere far off, a bird called once and then fell quiet again, as if it regretted the sound.Arin stood at the center of it all, unmoving.The world hadn’t ended.But something inside him had.And the silence knew it.---“Arin.”Lena’s voice was soft, but it cut through everything.He didn’t look at her.Not yet.Because if he did, he might see fear there.And he wasn’t sure he could survive that.“I’m fine,” he said automatically.The lie came easily.Too easily.That scared him more than anything.---“You’re not,” Soren said flatly.There was no cruelty in his voice.No pity either.Just truth.And somehow that was worse.Arin finally looked up.
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Arin couldn’t feel his hands.They were there. He could see them. Fingers slightly curled, trembling just enough to betray the storm inside him. But sensation had vanished, like his body had decided this moment was too sharp to touch.The forest pressed in, silent and listening.Kael’s words hung in the air between them, fragile and irreversible.Like it would recognize you back.Arin stared at him, searching for the punchline. The correction. The moment where Kael would shake his head and say he’d misspoken.It didn’t come.Instead, Kael just stood there, guilt heavy in his posture, like armor he couldn’t remove.And that hurt more than anything.---“You knew,” Arin said.The words didn’t come out loud.They came out hollow.Kael flinched like he’d been struck.“I knew pieces,” he said quietly. “Not everything.”“That’s not what I asked.”The forest felt smaller now. Like the trees were closing ranks, hemming them into a place where lies couldn’t breathe.Arin swallowed hard.“You k
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No one spoke for a long time.The Hollow loomed behind them like a thought no one wanted to finish. Even after stepping away from its edge, Arin could still feel it, not as a pull anymore, but as a presence. Like the way you feel someone staring at you in a crowded room, even when you can’t see their face.He pushed himself up slowly.Every muscle felt heavy, like he’d run miles through water.Kael watched him closely. “You sure you’re alright?”Arin opened his mouth, then stopped.Was he?The memories were gone. The whispers, the weight, the crushing flood of grief that wasn’t his. But something lingered. A faint hum under his skin, quiet but steady.“I don’t know,” he admitted.That was the most honest answer he had.Soren remained kneeling, staring toward the Hollow. Not with fear. Not exactly.With calculation.“That thing spoke to you,” he said.It wasn’t a question.Arin nodded.Lena stiffened. “You heard it too?”“No,” Arin said quickly. “It was… inside. Like it skipped my ears
Rejected By The Alpha, Claimed by His Billionaire Brother Chapter 82: The Things That Refuse to Die
The forest had changed again.Not in the way storms changed landscapes, leaving splintered trees and raw earth. This change was quieter. Subtle. The kind that slipped under your skin before your mind caught up.The air felt thinner.Not cold, not warm. Just… wrong.Lena noticed it first. She stopped walking so suddenly that Kael nearly ran into her.“What is it?” he asked, his voice instinctively low.She didn’t answer immediately. Her eyes scanned the trees, not searching for movement but listening. Feeling.“The forest isn’t breathing,” she said finally.Arin frowned. “Forests don’t breathe.”“This one does.”Silence settled around them, thick as wool.For the first time since they entered the Veilwood, there were no birds. No insects. No rustle of hidden animals shifting beneath leaves. Even the wind had gone missing, as if it had decided this place was none of its business.Soren exhaled slowly. “That’s not good.”Lena nodded once. “We’re close.”No one asked close to what.They a
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