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CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT

Author: The quill girl
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-30 18:06:36

Elara's POV

Aldric’s voice hit me like a blade.

“You weren't supposed to see that.”

My entire world tilted for a second.

Then, slowly I turned towards the doorway, my heart thrashing violently in my chest, and there he stood… Aldric.

His face was hard, his expression unreadable, his shoulders broad.

“Aldric…” My voice cracked. “Wh-what is this? Why do you have this?”

I showed him the dagger and the cloth in my hand.

He didn’t move. He didn’t blink. He didn’t even breathe, it seemed.

The silence between us stretched for a long suffocating moment.

And then everything inside me ruptured.

“You killed her!!!”

The scream tore out of my throat before I could give another thought.

My tone was raw and my voice cracked.

My vision began to blur with tears, tears I didn’t remember holding back began to trail down my face.

Aldric’s jaw clenched so hard I swore I heard the grind of teeth.

“Elara, you don’t—”

“Don’t you dare!” I snapped, stepping back from him.

“Don’t you dare say my name like that.
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