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Chapter 97: The Feedback Loop
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2026-05-04 15:58:29
Sloane Sterling System failure. 🔏💥 Writing the 'Feedback Loop' was the ultimate payoff for Silas and Maya's training. Seeing them turn the Archive’s own 'safety shields' into a prison for the Stabilizers shows that the hunters have officially become the hunted. 🧬⛓️ Xander and Kaelen’s stilt-charge was pure adrenaline. It’s one thing to fight a wolf; it’s another to fight a shifter moving at 40mph on wooden poles over a frozen marsh. 🐺🏹 The marsh is behind us, but the Gravel-Lands are wide open and someone on the 'inside' is watching. Who is the third hybrid, and how did the Council keep them a secret for so long? Drop a '❓' if you’re ready for the mystery to deepen! — Sloane Sterling
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