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Chapter 44: Whispering Roots

Outside the chamber, Coletta stood watching the sky. The moon was rising again—wan and silver.

Damien joined her, his arm around her waist.

“You did something incredible down there,” he said.

She leaned into him. “And yet it feels like the real war is just beginning.”

He kissed her temple. “What...