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Chapter 27 - THE SHADOWED CRIES OF OLD ARCADIA

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-09-01 07:20:19

Malakai lay awake on the bed. His mate lay asleep beside him, her head resting gently on his chest. He kept his eyes fixed on the timber ceiling above them, unable to fall asleep, unable to close his eyes. Whenever he dared to slip toward slumber, all he could see was a threat to the life of his mate—the image of steel, poison, and human malice encroaching upon her. Sleep eluded him entirely.

​The darkness was set as the hours ticked by, the silence of the night heavy and unyielding. The wei
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