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CHAPTER EIGHT: WAR AT THE GATES

Author: Frank Cannon
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-12-11 03:47:22

They locked me back in the cell within minutes.

Through the concrete walls, I heard chaos—shouting, engines revving, weapons being loaded. The entire compound was preparing for war.

And it was all because of me.

I pressed my ear against the wall. "Sofia? Can you hear me?"

"I hear it." Her voice trembled. "They are coming. Your devil is really coming."

"When the fighting starts, you have to be ready to run."

"Jenna, there are twelve of us in these cells. We cannot just run. Where would we go?"

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