Olivia didn’t breathe as she pushed open the iron door to the old archive room.The place smelled like dust, old perfume, and secrets. Heavy shelves lined the chamber, each stacked with relics, letters, broken charms, and ash tainted boxes from the old cult raids. A single lantern burned on the desk like a warning light.“Jessica,” Olivia whispered under her breath. “What did your mother hide here?”Her hands were steady on the outside. Inside, she was a wildfire.She closed the door behind her, leaving the world outside. She needed clarity without noise. Weeks of chaos, war, rituals, and Ethan’s half shadow eyes still haunted her. She needed answers, and she needed them now, before the Widow took full shape again.She scanned the shelves, moving like a woman on a mission.Old cult logs.Ledger books.Spell fragments.She stopped when she saw the leather spine of a book that didn’t fit the rest. Softer. More personal. Wrapped in red ribbon.A diary.Her pulse kicked.She dragged the s
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