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CHAPTER 63

Author: SEL Smith
last update publish date: 2026-03-30 06:16:51

Lyra drifted in and out of consciousness, caught between darkness and pain. The world around her felt thick, heavy, as though she were submerged underwater. Every breath scraped her throat raw. Every heartbeat pulsed like a bruise beneath her ribs. Her limbs were numb, her muscles twitching with aftershocks of the witch’s magic.

But she was alive.

And the bond, faint, flickering, but present, thankfully still pulsed beneath her ribs.

Kaelan was alive.

That was the only thing keeping her
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