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Penulis: Lost in love
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-09-05 03:35:08

*Isla*

The oath fire spits blue sparks into the rushes.

One lands beside my boot and burns through the dry reeds without flame. Another skips across the stone toward the Nightshade benches. Torven kicks it aside before it reaches Lark's skirt, but it bursts against his heel in a flash of cold light.

The hall erupts.

Chairs scrape back. Pack delegates rise with hands on weapons. Academy officers shout for the doors to be sealed. The musicians stop in the middle of a note.

Caelen's hand is
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