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Chapter 34 The First Candidate

Author: Angela Noir
last update publish date: 2026-04-28 14:22:24

Wenger was thinner than the last time she had seen him. He was sunken into his wheelchair, his body like a piece of wood already half rotted through. On the desk, the dark red metronome stood silent.

The metal arm was motionless, but Avery felt a roar deep in her eardrums—the phantom sound of ticking emerging from the depths of her memory.

"You came," Wenger said, lifting his head.

Avery did not sit. She stood as taut as a drawn bow. "What did I say to you during that hour?"

Wenger watched her.
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