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CHAPTER 24 – Rowan's Hidden Council

Auteur: Jules
last update Date de publication: 2026-04-27 23:50:36

Dawn broke cold and gray.

Lyra stood at her tent entrance, watching the Silver Court emissaries prepare for departure. They moved with eerie precision. No wasted motion. No human error.

Because they weren't human anymore. Not really.

"We need to talk." Rowan's hand touched her shoulder. "Before you leave. There's something you need to see."

"What?"

"My parents' war chamber. The real one." His voice was low and urgent. "Not the room where I kept my rebellion plans. The chamber where they made tr
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