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Chapter One Hundred and Two: Fault Lines

Author: Vickybee
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-01-10 23:41:11

Fault lines were invisible until they shifted.

That was the lie Aria had believed for years—that danger announced itself, that betrayal arrived with warning, that love was the one thing immune to fracture.

She knew better now.

The morning after her decision, the world did not rage.

It smiled.

That, Aria would later realize, was the first sign something was wrong.

The headlines softened overnight.

Not kinder—just quieter.

Aria noticed it immediately as she scanned the morning feeds. No screaming
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