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Chapter 269

Autor: Iziegbe
last update Data de publicação: 2026-05-27 05:41:18

Beneath the Mountain

The tremor nearly knocked them off their feet.

Dust fell from the ceiling as the stone chamber groaned around them.

Guards stumbled backward, panic showing on their faces.

Somewhere above, wolves howled in alarm.

Aria steadied herself against the wall, her heart racing.

The humming beneath the mountain grew louder.

Closer.

Alive.

Rowan carefully grabbed her arm despite the pain etched on his face. “We need to leave.

Now.”

But Aria couldn’t move.

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