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Chapter 13 – Not invisible
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2026-07-02 16:00:50Ayla's POV
I shifted back to human inside the cave, shivering briefly as the cold found my skin again.
I dressed quickly, pulling on the clothes I'd left folded in the corner, then rubbed warmth back into my arms and looked around at the small space I'd spent months making livable.
The old scuff marks on the stone from last winter. The mattress that sagged in the exact spot where I always slept. A wooden crate doing its best impression of a table, a few candles, and books
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