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chapter twenty six

作者: Mac
last update 公開日: 2026-09-07 02:45:17

Elowen POV

I didn't listen to the voicemail until we were back in the car, Caspian driving, the city sliding past the window in a gray blur that matched exactly how I felt inside.

"You don't have to do this right now," he said, glancing over at me. "It can wait until you're ready."

"I'm never going to be ready. I might as well know."

I put my phone to my ear, and Ava's voice filled the silence, thinner than usual, strained in a way I hadn't noticed on any of our calls over the past week because
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