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chapter 101

Author: Deedson
last update publish date: 2026-10-01 02:21:22

Lyra Thorne's POV

"Take your hand off the wall, Marcus." I did not recognize my own voice. It sounded small and cracked, like a girl calling from the bottom of a well. "Take it off right now. The stone is glowing under your glove, and I think you already know why."

The courtyard was falling apart around us. Wolves shouted over one another. Elders argued in tight, angry knots. Somewhere behind me Damon was roaring that the stone was a trick, and Corwin was banging his gavel on a table nobody was
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