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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Bloom
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2026-05-13 21:55:43The library was quiet except for the soft crackle of the fireplace and the occasional rustle of pages.
Kaelan stood in the shadowed archway, watching her. Celeste was perched on the edge of a long oak table, legs tucked beneath her, silver-tipped black curls falling over one shoulder as she leaned over an old script. The warm firelight painted her pale skin in soft gold and made the silver ends of her
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