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Chapter 380 Living Witness

Author: R.J. Sterling
last update publish date: 2026-06-29 00:02:39

Jonah Vale's name slid faster than Mira's.

It moved under the glass like a fish caught in a black current, letters stretching toward the open channel where the empty cradles waited below.

The boy stood frozen beside the lift, stuffed wolf dangling from one hand.

"Mommy said not to move," he whispered.

Serena's voice answered through the ceiling.

"Good boy. Stay still. The bad mother cannot hurt you if you stay still."

I wanted to rip every speaker out of the ceiling.

Instead I crossed the regis
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