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Chapter 7: Ice In Her Veins

Penulis: Miss Catty Lu
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-04-27 03:56:22

Elara’s Pov

Aiden stood there for a long time, his hand still hovering where my face had been. He looked like he wanted to say something else, but the words wouldn't come.

After he left, I looked down at my hands. They were trembling, I remembered the papers Heda gave me. I remembered the names: Alaric and Seraphina Thorne. My parents, the people Rowan murdered while I watched from the stairs.

“I am not a servant,” I whispered.

I closed my eyes. I tried to find that blue heat Heda talked about
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