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21_THE ANTIDOTE

Penulis: E.O Jixxie
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-01-05 04:22:06

CHAPTER 21 THE ANTIDOTE

ELRIC'S P.O.V

“She’s fading.”

The healer’s words hit harder than any blow I’ve ever taken in my life. Mira lies still on the bed, her skin looks pale and her breath shallow like she might forget how to breathe in.

“What do you need,” I ask, already knowing I’ll do anything.

The healer rubs his hands together, nerves showing. “Lunar Blossom. Fresh. Ground and mixed before sunrise.”

There was a long Silence.

Alpha Theron straightens. “That flower grows only in the Forbidde
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