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Chapter 31: The Vigil

Author: Diva_writes
last update publish date: 2026-07-01 08:00:00

The second time I woke, the fire had burned low, and the room was darker, and the weight of the blankets was heavy on my chest. I did not know how much time had passed. Maybe hours or days, but I knew that Alejandro was still there.

He had not moved from the chair.

But he had changed. His head was bowed, and his eyes were closed, and for a moment I thought he was asleep. His breathing was slow and steady, his hands were limp in his lap, and the tension in his shoul

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