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Chapter 25: The Breaking Point

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The night did not feel like night anymore.

It felt like a countdown.

The bell for evening silence had long been rung, yet the convent refused to sleep.

Not truly.

Something restless moved beneath the quiet—something unseen, but deeply felt.

Christiana sat on her bed, her breathing uneven, her thoughts louder than ever.

Everything was slipping.

Too fast.

Too suddenly.

And she could feel it—

The end of control.

Across the room, Joy lay still, her eyes open in the darkness.

Waiting.

Listening.

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