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Lucan’s gaze hardened again, and before I could blink, his hand was on my throat, his body pinning me hard against the cold stone wall. My breath caught in a sharp gasp as his grip tightened, stealing the air from my lungs. “I won’t let you be consumed by memories of Eryx,” he growled, his voice low and deadly as his eyes burned into me. “Not when I can still shape you into what you’re meant to become.” My throat was throbbing and my voice shook with fear, but I still asked him the question troubling my mind. “Who am I meant to become? Her? Lucan locked eyes with me after that word. “Who’s this girl you all keep mistaking me for?” I demanded, my voice firmer than I expected. His eyes narrowed, calculating, like he was measuring how much I truly knew or how much he was willing to tell me. “You are meant to become more than Eryx’s Blood slave,” he said at last, “That’s why the Circle had to remove him from your life. You’re not his prey. You’re not a toy.” A memory flickered a

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I gasped quietly as the instructor’s voice echoed in the Hall like rolling thunder. “Today, we will read History books on rebellion.” “As House Pyra’s Initiates, you must learn not just how to wield fire, but how to become fire. You are trailblazers. Revolutionaries. Not meant for mortal skirmishes or petty power struggles. The true flame lies in your defiance. No one should ever control you. You are destined to shake the very foundation of the realms. Remember this: you are not who you think you are… not until you ascend, not until you become Apex.” I exhaled slowly, my chest tightening. Who am I, really? I had always desired to ascend and reach the Apex. Was that because it had something to do with who I was? Would I finally have to start taking the Crucibles seriously? Attending every ball, class, mastering my magic, climbing toward the destiny I truly wanted? Or would I just keep getting slutted out by the very men who ruled this place? My head was swimming with

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Murmurs rippled around me as the students parted. I felt their stares like claws on my skin as he led me out of the hall. My pulse hammered louder with every step. I wanted to protest, to scream that I hadn’t meant to kill them, but my voice was gone. All through the walk from the hall back to the House, the instructor didn’t say a word. He kept his distance like I was some plague that might burn him too if he stepped too close. I wanted to ask where we were going, but the words jammed in my throat. It was hard to form even a sound. We walked down the corridor past the dorm buildings, and that was when we encountered Mistress Lune. She looked at me suspiciously as her silver robes brushed the floor. Although she was my friend and could almost be considered my godmother, I knew that in a moment like this, she held the authority of the House Head. “Instructor Varros,” she said, her voice calm but tinged with curiosity. “Why is Juno with you? Classes aren't dismissed yet.” Var

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All Chapters of The Apex: Ascend or Be Consumed: Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

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