Chapter Seventy Nine Aria“Well… well, well.”The voice slid over my skin like oil, smooth and suffocating..I didn’t turn immediately.For a second, I just stood there, my fingers still pressed against the cold stone wall, my breathing not quite steady yet. I already knew who it was. I didn’t need to see her to feel the shift in the air.Still, I straightened, then I turned.Adeline stood a few steps away, perfectly composed, like she had been waiting for this exact moment. Her posture was effortless, her expression soft in that way that wasn’t soft at all. There was a faint smile on her lips, the kind that didn’t reach her eyes.“How does it feel?” she asked lightly, tilting her head. “To pass a test you didn’t even realize you were failing?”My jaw tightened, but I didn’t rise to it, not yet. Her goal was always to rile me up, but today, I wasn't going to play her game.“I didn’t realize you were part of the council,” I replied evenly.“I’m not,” she said with a small shrug. “But I
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