Chapter 53 The Aftermath of a Goodbye
For a long time after Ardan vanishes, none of them move.
The room feels hollow.
Like something powerful just pulled its soul out of the air and took it with him.
Anil’s breaths come in small, uneven waves.
Her hands shake.
Her throat tightens.
Cael sits beside her immediately—
not touching her y...
Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Morning After the Bell
2. Chapter 2 The School That Remembers
3. Chapter 3 Whispers in the Walls
4. Chapter 4 Things That Remember Us
5. Chapter 5 THE BELL THAT FORGOT THE HOUR
6. Chapter 6 The Bell That Forgot Its Purpose
7. Chapter 7 The Walls Remember
8. Chapter 8 The Messenger with No Face
9. Chapter 9 The Last Safe Room
10. Chapter 10 The Door That Knocked Back
11. Chapter 11 The Moment You Choose
12. Chapter 12 The Aftershock
13. Chapter 13 The Door That Should Never Have Opened
14. Chapter 14 The Well of Lost Bells
15. Chapter 15 Heaven Takes Attendance
16. Chapter 16 Heaven Continues to take Attendance
17. Chapter 17 Blackthorn’s New Rules
18. Chapter 18 The Unwelcome Visitor
19. Chapter 19 The Thing That Counts the Living
20. Chapter 20 The First Crack in Heaven
21. Chapter 21 The Counter Comes Upstairs
22. Chapter 22 When an Angel Is Missing
23. Chapter 23 Heaven Sends a Replacement
24. Chapter 24 The Last Report
25. Chapter 25 And More..
26. Chapter 26 The Night Before Judgment
27. Chapter 27 What Breaks an Angel
28. Chapter 28 The Anchor We Choose
29. Chapter 29 Dawn of the Verdict
30. Chapter 30 The First Night as Mortal
31. Chapter 31 Lessons in Being Human
32. Chapter 32 When Heaven Notices the Anchor
33. Chapter 33 The Hunter Descends
34. Chapter 34 The Night Before the Descent
35. Chapter 35 The Hunter’s First Step
36. Chapter 36 When the Hunter Moves
37. Chapter 37 The Angel Who Begins to Break
38. Chapter 38 The Hunter Sets His Terms
39. Chapter 39 Countdown to Dusk
40. Chapter 40 When Dusk Arrives
41. Chapter 41 The Stand Between Light and Shadow
42. Chapter 42 The Hunter’s Decision
43. Chapter 43 Into the East Wing
44. Chapter 44 The Hunter’s Ultimatum
45. Chapter 45 The Night of Ruptures
46. Chapter 46 The Quiet Before the Breaking
47. Chapter 47 When Shadows Learn to Walk
48. Chapter 48 The Echo of What He Was
49. Chapter 49 What Breaks in Silence
50. Chapter 50 The Shape Ardan Chose
51. Chapter 51 The Last Night Before Everything Changes
52. Chapter 52 The Last Confrontation
53. Chapter 53 The Aftermath of a Goodbye
54. Chapter 54 The Calm Before Ardan’s Legacy
55. Chapter 55 The World Without Ardan
56. Chapter 56 Epilogue – The Promise That Follows Him
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