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Chapter 35 – The Edge of Control

作者: B.S. Turaki
last update 公開日: 2026-03-21 22:32:47
Lyra's POV

I shouldn’t have gone back to his room.

I knew that before I even reached the door.

Knew it in the way my shadows curled tighter around me, not in warning—but in anticipation. Knew it in the way my heartbeat refused to steady no matter how slowly I breathed.

And still—

I knocked.

The door opened almost immediately.

Kaelen stood there, like he had been expecting me.

Not surprised.

Not questioning.

Just… there.

Waiting.

For a moment, neither of us spoke.

The si
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