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CHAPTER 21- A BREAK IN THE PATTERN.

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-10-11 17:16:13

I had been afraid this would happen.

Ever since Saya found that clearing, I hadn’t been able to shake the feeling that her return to that place hadn’t been a coincidence. I knew what that forest held. I knew what could happen if she went too far, and now I was watching her walk toward it again.

I followed her quietly through the trees, keeping enough distance that she wouldn’t sense me. I’d promised myself I would protect her without interfering, and for once, I intended to keep that promise.

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