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Chapter Eleven: The Poison

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Elara's POV

The glass became foggy with moisture.

Tiny beads of water slid down its sides, catching the light like something pure and harmless. I watched them race toward the coaster as the room buzzed softly with low voices and quiet footsteps.

Nothing about the drink looked dangerous.

That was the problem.

Ruin had moved the safehouse again after the alarms to another buried place beneath another forgotten building. The Iron Reapers called it quiet. To me, it felt like a held breath.

“Drink
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