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Finding Lira

Author: Monellawrites
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Kol’s

I stood by the estate’s main gate with Aria at my side, and behind us, a small army, hundreds of guards, all armed, all poised, all waiting. Not just for an arrival. For a spark.

Aria’s hand brushed against mine, not to comfort me, but to remind me that I was not alone. Not in this, not anymore.

“They’ll come,” I muttered with my eyes fixed on the horizon.

She nodded. “And we’ll face it.”

I glanced down at her. A few months ago, she was my enemy. Now? Now she was my shield, my reason, and perhaps my only truth in a world drowning in so many people who told lies.

“I’m sorry you’re in the middle of this,” I said quietly.

Her smile was brief. “I should be the one apologising to you, Kol. Besides, we’re past apologies. Let’s just survive this.”

A low rumble in the distance drew both our gazes forward. Engines. Four. Five. Maybe more.

My straightened my posture.

“They’re here,” I said, voice flat.

One by one, sleek black cars appeared on the dusty road. They came fast and stopped ha
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