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Author: Ona Hearts
last update publish date: 2026-02-21 12:43:50

Raven's POV

The doctor discharged me the next afternoon with strict instructions to rest. No school for at least two weeks, no physical activity. Just bed rest until my concussion heals.

Alaric drove me back to the Valkhor house to get my things. The whole drive, I felt anxious about seeing Dante again and dealing with everything that had happened.

"You don't have to go in if you don't want to," Alaric said when we pulled up. "I can get your stuff for you."

"No," I said. "I should do it mys
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I thought her name was Luna Vera. Also, I thought it was Marcus. Not Jake.
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