The countdown continued.29:17.Ava stared at the woman standing across from her.For several seconds, neither of them moved.The woman looked almost like her.Not exactly.There were differences.Her eyes were darker.Her jaw was sharper.And there was something frighteningly familiar about the way she held herself—as though she had spent years learning how to survive in places where kindness was a weakness.But the resemblance was undeniable.Daniel stepped slightly in front of Ava.The woman smiled.“You don't need to protect her from me.”Daniel's jaw tightened.“I'll decide who she needs protection from.”The woman's eyes moved to him.“You're still doing that?”“Doing what?”“Standing between Ava and everything that wants to destroy her.”Daniel didn't answer.The woman laughed softly.“That's what your family has always done.”Daniel froze.Ava noticed.“You know his family?”The woman's gaze returned to Ava.“I know much more than that.”The Serpent's voice echoed through the
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