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Chapter 98: What War Means

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Elara’s POV

I could not breathe. The screen in Ruin’s hand felt like it held the power to rewrite my entire life; my mother’s face stared back at me. My knees weakened, and I reached for the edge of the table to steady myself.

“This is not real,” I said, although my voice lacked conviction.

Ruin did not speak. Axel remained silent by the door; the room felt smaller with every second.

“It cannot be real,” I repeated.

Ruin finally moved. He set the tablet down carefully on the table, as if it wer
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