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Author: Oma
last update publish date: 2026-04-19 17:23:05

Rae’s POV

I knocked.

There was silence for longer than it should have taken. Then footsteps, slow and deliberate, the kind that belonged to someone composing themselves before opening a door.

Zeus looked genuinely surprised to see me.

“Can I come in?” I asked.

He stepped back.

The room was tidier than I expected. Not sparse exactly, but organized in a way that suggested someone who liked things in their place. I came in and turned to look at him.

“Are you okay?” I asked.

“Fine,” he said. “I jus
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