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Chapter 30 : The Maze of Darkness

Author: Anala
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-07 17:06:09

The laughter slithered through the vacant streets, curling around us like invisible hands. It was not emerging from only one place — it was omnipresent, resonating off the buildings, vibrating through the air.

I drew in a sharp breath and pounded pulse. My body was still rocking from the mirage. The smells of my childhood home lingered in my nose, my father’s too-wide smile seared into my mind like a brand. I could still hear him, his voice smooth and coaxing.

“It’s time to come home, sweetie.”

But he hadn’t been real.

None of it had been real.

Maxwell’s grip was solid on my shoulders, his gaze hard on my face. “Lena. Talk to me. What did you see?”

I swallowed hard, attempting to ground myself. “It—” My voice broke, but I made myself say the words. “It showed me my father. My home. It wanted me to stay there.”

Maxwell’s jaw tightened. “It’s trying to break you.”

I shook my head. “Not just me. Us.”

Jameson swore under his breath, scanning the darkened streets nearby. “It’s shifting the
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