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Chapter 34: What The Moon Demands

Author: Lucee
last update publish date: 2026-01-23 18:34:43

Seraphina woke slowly, not from fear or urgency, but from a deep, steady awareness that settled in her chest like a second heartbeat. The chamber was quiet, the kind of silence that came just before dawn, when the night had not fully released its hold and the day had not yet claimed its space. The moonlight still spilled faintly through the tall windows, painting pale lines across the stone floor.

Darius lay behind her, his arm draped securely around her waist. His presence was familiar, ground
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