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CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT: INTO THE MINES

Penulis: Zoe Daniels
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-01-29 11:28:58

Evelyn's POV

The mine swallows me.

The moment the horse plunges between the stone walls, the storm disappears. Rain fades to a distant sound and the sound of thunder becomes dull.

The air changes. It's cooler and smells metallic, thick with dust.

I slide off the horse before it can panic. I almost trip when my boots hit uneven ground. I grab the stone wall, breath coming in sharp pulls, my chest aching like it’s been torn open.

“Wren,” I whisper.

There’s no answer. Of course there isn’t.

I am
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