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CHAPTER FORTY-THREE:

作者: Jiajnr
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DROWNING

One step. Just one.

The moment my bare foot touches the stone pavement beyond the kitchen threshold, the world tilts violently to the left. There is no warning. No dizziness that creeps in politely. It is instant, like someone has yanked the ground out from under me.

My wolf screams.

Not in words, but in sensation. Panic. Alarm. A sharp pull that snaps tight inside my chest.

“Emily,” Damien calls out cautiously.

I try to turn toward him. My vision fractures instead. The chandelier
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