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Chapter 55: Where Only Two Could Walk

Author: zeh_nyx
last update publish date: 2026-07-16 14:42:26

The stone door closed behind them with a deep, resonating thud. Pearl turned at once, but the entrance had vanished — nothing left but an unbroken wall of polished stone, not even the outline of a doorway.

She let out a slow breath. "I guess we're committed now."

"I was trying not to think about that," Evren said, his voice steadier than she'd expected.

"Sorry. I tend to point out inconvenient facts."

"I've noticed."

They walked on into the glow. Unlike the ruins above, this passage held no dus
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