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CHAPTER 86: Equals
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2026-04-08 07:00:00The first explosion takes out the east corridor.
Not an accident. Not structural failure. The specific concussive pressure of a spelled charge detonating at a load-bearing point, which means someone mapped this building before they attacked it and identified exactly where to hit.
Organized. Precise. Personal.
The Elder wing.
Donovan is already moving when the second charge hits. I'm
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Rejected by My Mate, Desired by His Enemy CHAPTER 86: Equals
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