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Chapter 40

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Valerie's POV

Silas didn’t move after speaking.

He didn’t need to.

The room already responded to him.

The white emergency lighting that had taken over the archive still held steady, but it felt different now. Less like an alarm state. More like a controlled reset. The system was no longer reacting to intrusion.

It was reacting to authority.

My eyes stayed fixed on him.

He stood near the doorway, one hand resting lightly by his side. Calm posture. Even breathing. No visible tension. Nothing abou
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