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Chapter 43: Bad Timing
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2026-03-21 13:01:01(Lena POV)
I sat with what he'd said for a long moment.
Varden sent the challenge yesterday morning. I walked out of Silvercrest yesterday evening. The challenge was about me, built around me, calculated to use the instability my existence created as a pressure point against Darius and Kai, and I had known nothing about it while it was happening. I had been sitting at Kai's desk reading a visitor restriction document and deciding to leave, complete
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