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Chapter 20

Author: Dea B
last update publish date: 2025-09-16 23:28:19

Kael

The dawn air is sharp and cold, slicing through the courtyard like a blade. My warriors move with efficient precision, forming patrol lines as the day’s orders are barked across the grounds. It should bring me a measure of reassurance, seeing them ready, alert.

It doesn’t.

The unease coiling in my gut has nothing to do with our defenses. It’s something far more dangerous.

It’s her.

Elara’s scent has been gnawing at me since the moment I woke.

Or rather, the lack of it.

I’d expected to sme
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