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Chapter Ninety-Four

作者: AuthorRuby
last update publish date: 2026-10-31 20:08:06

Aria

The heavy oak doors of our private solar slammed shut behind us with a resonant, absolute finality.

Before I could even untie the clasp of my dark velvet cloak, Cassius caught me by the shoulders. He backed me gently against the solid wood of the door, framing my face with his large, trembling hands. The fierce, victorious adrenaline that had sustained us down in the courtyard completely evaporated, replaced by an oppressive, suffocating wave of raw, unvarnished terror.

"You could have
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