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Chapter 19: The Whisper in the Dark

The door didn’t slam. It didn’t creak like a warning. It opened with a softness that set Louve’s nerves on edge, like a wolf padding silently through underbrush.

The figure stepped in without asking. No bow to Kaelen. No glance at Louve. Just… presence, thick as smoke and twice as choking.

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