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Chapter Fifty-Two

Author: Pavora
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-06-05 16:00:00

Fear changed people.

But survival?

That transformed them.

Morning light spilled softly through the hospital windows.

Warm.

Calm.

Almost deceptive.

Because beneath that calm—

everything was shifting.

Elara sat upright now.

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