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Chapter 57: Too Close

Author: Max Shinabery
last update publish date: 2026-08-01 04:24:17

Ronan

The bowstring released.

I moved before the sound finished cutting through the pass. My hand closed around the arrow inches from Maeve’s chest.

Silver tore through my palm.

The arrowhead burned instantly, searing flesh and filling the air with the bitter scent of metal, blood, and scorched skin. Pain shot through my wrist, sharp enough to make my bones lock.

I did not release it.

Maeve stared up at me from beneath my body, her grey eyes widening as blood ran over my fingers and dripped ont
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