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CHAPTER SIXTY EIGHT

Penulis: ECHO NOIR
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-03-30 15:40:48

HOPE’S POV.

I didn’t realize how long I stayed in the bath until the water started to cool.

At some point, I had just… stopped moving.

Sitting there.

Thinking

.

Trying to steady myself.

But the truth was, no amount of time in that room could prepare me for what was coming next.

The council.

I exhaled slowly and leaned forward, dragging my hands over my face.

“Okay,” I whispered to myself.

I couldn’t stay in here forever.

Eventually, I stepped out, drying myself off quickly before reaching for t
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