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Chapter 49_The Girl Who Came Back

Author: Gabby
last update publish date: 2026-09-26 03:08:04

Neris's POV

"You're staring."

I say it without turning around, watching the courtyard through the same window I used to clean every morning before dawn, back when nobody noticed me long enough to earn a name beyond "the servant girl."

"I'm allowed to stare," Evren says, coming to stand beside me. "You just walked back into this academy carrying an ancient relic and enough authority to make twelve Alpha bloodlines answer to you. Staring seems reasonable."

"It's strange," I admit. "A month ago I
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