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Chapter 62

Penulis: REESE
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EZRA

The dreamless sleep did not last for long.

I had just started drifting, my mind foggy and body heavy, when something changed in the air. The shift was so subtle, most wouldn’t have noticed it. But I wasn’t most people.

My eyes snapped open.

Stillness. The kind that didn’t feel right.

The little orange cat was curled near the foot of the bed, chest rising and falling in soft, rhythmic breaths. Peaceful. Unbothered.

But something else was here.

I sat up slowly. My spine stiffened, every muscle locked and alert. A chill swept through the room like fingers trailing down my back. My senses stretched wide, reaching for the thing that didn't belong.

It wasn’t scent or sound, no, it was something older. Something darker. Like the world had gone just a little off-balance.

I rose from the bed, bare feet touching the cold floor. The air had weight now. Pressure. My skin prickled.

"Who's here?" My voice came out rough, dangerous.

Silence.

And then, a voice. A whisper that slithered around m
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