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Chapter 54: The Phantom Threat

Penulis: Draven X
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-06-14 01:46:42

POV: Elara

The city felt different now.

Maybe it was because I had spent so many weeks hidden away in Dante's world. Maybe it was because I knew too much now.

Whatever the reason, Aether City no longer felt familiar.

Everywhere I looked, I saw danger.

The fake breakup had entered its fourth day, and every hour felt heavier than the last.

I followed the routine we had created for me. I left my apartment at the same time every morning. I visited the same coffee shop. I walked through the same str
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