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Chapter 226

Author: Iamfide
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Elara's POV

The door slammed shut behind Dorian with a deep finality that echoed down the stone corridor.

The silence that followed wasn’t peaceful—it was thick and suffocating, pressing in on me like the walls themselves were waiting to swallow me whole.

I let out a shaky breath and leaned back against the cold stone. My arms ached, my wrists raw from the chains. My throat was tight from holding back the scream clawing at my chest.

I stared at the far wall, but I wasn’t really seeing it. Dorian’s words swam in my head, louder than the silence. He used them. Mara. Rhea. The trial. All of it.

Fates, I’d been such a fool.

I curled my fingers into fists and bit the inside of my cheek, forcing the rising panic down. I couldn’t fall apart. Not now. Not here.

The Owlshard had reacted to me. It wanted something. Or maybe it remembered me from before.

But what if it remembered too much?

I shut my eyes and tried to still my mind, but something moved. Not in the room—not exactly. A faint sound
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  • The Cursed Luna And Her Ruthless Alpha   Chapter 220

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