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Chapter 105 — Fault Lines

last update publish date: 2026-02-08 01:22:37

The room did not return to normal after Elara’s arrival.

Nothing ever did once she entered a space.

She didn’t raise her voice. She didn’t need to. Elara had mastered the art of disruption through stillness—through smiles that arrived a fraction too late and eyes that measured weakness the way others measured worth. She stood near the doorway now, perfectly composed, as if she hadn’t just stepped into the emotional epicenter of a war she had helped design.

Lily felt Alex’s hand at her back, ste
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