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Chapter 84 – The Sound of Cracks

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Stormlight

Thunder rolled over Garden Metro, low and restless, shaking the windows of the Marino estate. Rain drummed against the glass in relentless rhythm, washing the city’s haze into streaks of silver.

Elara stood by the window, her reflection blurred by the storm. She had not slept — couldn’t, not with the inquiry looming and the city’s whispers growing sharper by the day.

Yet tonight, something felt … different. The air itself hummed with a strange energy, like the city was holding its breath.

Behind her, Lena entered quietly, carrying a lantern. “The storm’s cutting power lines across the district,” she said. “Half the city’s gone dark.”

Elara turned from the window. “Darkness might be mercy. Fewer headlines, fewer eyes.”

Lena set the lantern down, studying her carefully. “You look calmer than you should.”

“I’m not calm,” Elara said softly. “I’m … listening.”

Echoes of Rumor

By morning, the rain had eased, but the tension hadn’t. Servants moved quickly through the halls, eyes l
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