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Chapter 14: The Well Of Souls

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Chapter 14

The Well of Souls

The cavern was silent, save for the rhythmic dripping of water from the stalactites and the ragged breathing of the men at the center of the drama. Laila felt the cold stone of the floor beneath her feet, but her blood was boiling. The liquid moonlight in the well seemed to pulse in time with her own heartbeat, a deep, resonant thrum that vibrated through her bones.

Vane’s grip on Kaden didn't loosen. He watched Laila with the intensity of a starving man watching a
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