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Chapter 65: Kill Her

Penulis: Kendra Velune
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-10-15 16:29:21

(Amara's POV)

Dawn had barely broken when Garrett entered the space, something different in his demeanor that immediately set every instinct I had on high alert.

"Change of plans," he said, crouching to check my bindings still mostly intact on the surface, though I'd made significant progress underneath. "Kael's arrival has been moved up. He's coming within the hour, not tomorrow as originally planned."

My heart slammed against my ribs. Now. I need to act now.

"Why the change?" I asked, stallin
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