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Chapter 115 - The First Tremor

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last update publish date: 2026-03-13 06:16:05

The door clicked shut behind Adrian. The apartment felt different now. Not quieter. Heavier. Ethan ran both hands through his hair and started pacing.

“No. No, absolutely not.”

Serena remained standing near the window, staring out at the Manhattan skyline. The city pulsed with light. Millions of lives. Millions of systems running invisibly beneath it. Power grids. Markets. Food supply chains. Data traffic. Debt networks. Fragile threads holding civilization together.

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