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CHAPTER 59: THE RENEWAL

Auteur: Alison Hart
last update Date de publication: 2026-09-03 21:44:24

LENA

Despite the torches being unlit, the stone hall seemed different in daylight, especially the high windows I hadn't noticed the night of the ceremony.

and that could not have been good.

Cole's hand was still clasped in mine as we walked in, steady despite the circumstances, and I held on as we crossed the same stone floor where we'd bound ourselves to each other weeks ago. The council table was fully occupied this time, all seven elders present, and I found myself cataloguing faces like Ast
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