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Chapter 97 - When the Old World Knocks

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-02-11 06:02:50

The email arrived at dusk, tucked between newsletters Serena never read and a calendar reminder she’d set weeks ago. She almost missed it.

Almost. The subject line made her pause.

We need to talk.

No greeting. No signature. Just a name she hadn’t seen in years.

Marcus Hale.

She didn’t open it right away. Instead, she closed her laptop and stood by the window, watching the sky bruise into evening. The old reflex stirred, tight chest, quickened pulse. Marcus had been part of the old world. The lo
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