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Chapter 154 - The Devil Strikes

Penulis: Kristy Pearson
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(Apollo, Adelaide & Caelum)

Apollo emerged from the dark at the edge of the pit without ceremony. No trumpet of heat. No theatrical flare. Just the sudden sensation of the air being re-measured, as if the room itself had snapped to attention.

He wore his human shape, but it clung to him like a rumour—convincing at a distance, treacherous up close. Tall and broad-shouldered, built with a symmetry so precise it felt engineered for conquest, not comfort. Bare arms, thick with corded muscle, moved
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