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#12: Lower Your Voice

Author: Gaia Rose
last update publish date: 2026-06-09 20:05:42

The dust in the clearing takes a long time to settle. I am still sitting on my heels with my hands out in front of me, staring at the empty space where the pitch-black dome used to be.

A few feet away, Damon is flat on his back.

His dark hair is a total mess, flecked with bits of frozen moss and dirt, and his boots are currently occupying a patch of thorny brush. For a terrifying three seconds, I think I might have actually killed the prince of the northern territories on my second day of orien
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