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CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: THE RETURN

Author: Blue Sapphire
last update publish date: 2026-07-19 01:43:47
The days following the extraction blurred into a rhythm Aria hadn't expected.

Wake before dawn. Check on the rescued children. Eat with the warriors. Review intelligence with Xavier. And always, always, press her hand against her belly to feel the baby's small movements.

She found herself visiting the children's tent every morning.

The youngest ones were still frightened, they'd been taken from their families, held in unfamiliar places, surrounded by strangers. But the older ones were begi
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