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Chapter 31 — The Girl They Took

Autor: Marionette
last update Data de publicação: 2026-03-24 04:15:51

Darkness didn’t scare Aria.

Lack of control did.

And right now—

she had none.

⸻

She didn’t move immediately.

Didn’t panic.

Didn’t speak.

She stayed still.

Listening.

Feeling.

Measuring.

The air was cool.

Still.

Enclosed.

No windows.

No outside sound.

Which meant—

underground.

Or heavily insulated.

Her wrists weren’t bound.

That was the first thing she noticed.

Interesting.

They didn’t see her as a physical threat.

That would be their first mistake.

⸻

“Awake already?”

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