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Chapter 45: The Door Opens
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2026-08-29 03:00:42Aria's POV
We stood at the threshold.All four of us.Aria. Zaron. Lyra. Sorin.The door to the domain was open before us wide, dark, the specific depth of something that existed at a different distance from the physical world than the room we were standing in. Calder stood to the side. Drex behind us. Senna somewhere above in the palace managing her channel and her careful double life.Nobody spoke.The underground room was lit only by it
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The Dragon King's Human Mate Chapter 45: The Door Opens
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