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Chapter 152: Learning to Rest

last update publish date: 2026-05-01 07:05:47

Elara’s POV

The house stayed quiet longer than I expected. By midmorning, the stillness had settled into something steady instead of something strange. It no longer felt like we were waiting for something to interrupt it. It felt like the day had chosen its pace, and nothing was pushing against it.

I sat near the window in the main room with Aurelia in my arms, watching the light shift slowly across the floor. She was awake but calm, her eyes following the movement of brightness and shadow in a
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