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Chapter 8: The Ink Test (Emma's POV)

Author: Alex Steel
last update publish date: 2026-08-22 23:19:30

I should not be here.

The thought circled my head like a trapped bird as I pushed through the branches behind the school. The afternoon sun filtered through the pines in patches, gold and dusty, and I could hear cars on the main road. Normal sounds. Normal world.

I kept walking anyway.

Lucas had looked at me across the cafeteria at lunch and said nothing. Just held my gaze for two seconds, then tilted his head toward the windows. Toward the forest. Like he knew I would follow. Like he knew I co
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