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19: Buried Truth

Author: demuslimah
last update publish date: 2025-07-14 16:35:04

Lyra's POV

I quickly turned around—and there he was.

Lucian.

My heart thudded, but I held my ground, narrowing my eyes.

"Nothing. Excuse me," I muttered, brushing past him with clenched fists. I didn’t want to look at him. I didn’t even want to breathe the same air. My whole body trembled with urgency—I needed to get home, I needed to check that phone… and the diary.

"Hey! Why so early?" came Zane's voice from behind me. I turned, startled.

"Nothing. I just… I have something urgent to attend to
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