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The Gathering Storm

Author: Mimi
last update publish date: 2026-08-03 19:43:57

I woke with the mark on my chest burning.

Not the familiar ache of the curse or the pulse of the shadow—this was different. Sharper. More urgent. As though something had changed in the darkness I carried. The pain radiated outward from the mark, spreading through my veins like liquid fire.

I sat up in bed, pressing my hand against the mark. My skin was hot beneath my palm, almost feverish. The shadow stirred restlessly in my chest, coiling and uncoiling like a snake disturbed from its slumber.

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