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Chapter 7

Author: Serena Vale
last update publish date: 2026-08-03 04:06:44

The air in the station turned toxic. The threat hung heavy, a physical weight that pressed against my lungs but I forced myself to stand tall. I could feel Leo’s heart hammering against my chest, a frantic, irregular rhythm that mirrored my own. He was starting to sense the danger, the way the air seemed to vibrate with Kaelen’s raw, unrestrained power.

"You’d burn it down?" I asked, my voice barely a whisper, though it carried with the sharp, cold clarity of a knife. "You always were fond of d
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